Afghanistan’s Rare Earth Element Bonanza
August 29th, 2013
Via The American, a report on Afghanistan’s After more than a decade of war and nation building, members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan are heading for the exits. Although what the ISAF will leave behind is better than what was there in 2001, Afghanistan remains a battered land. However, the resources […]
Read more »Terrorism, Petrol And International Competition: Turkey In Somalia
August 29th, 2013
Via The Eurasia Review, an interesting article on Turkey’s interest in Somalia: At the start of the month the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu was the target of a suicide car-bombing. A Turkish policeman lost his life in the attack and three others were wounded. The extremist movement al-Shabaab (The Youth), an off-shoot of al-Qaeda, claimed […]
Read more »Caspian Sea Energy Profile
August 29th, 2013
Via Eurasia Review, a detailed analysis of the Caspian Sea region’s energy profile: Caspian Region Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure The Caspian Sea region is one of the oldest oil-producing areas in the world and is an increasingly important source of global energy production. The area has significant oil and natural gas reserves from both […]
Read more »Iran-Pakistan Natural Gas Pipeline To Extend To China?
August 29th, 2013
Via Oil Price.com, an interesting look at China’s potential involvement in an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline: The energy relations between Iran and Pakistan are a marriage made in heaven, except for international politics. Pakistan’s current energy deficit problems are severe and increasing. Pakistan’s most respected English-language newspaper, “Dawn,” recently headlined an article, “Pakistan, Nuclear-armed but […]
Read more »Iran’s Oil Industry: Dreaming Of A New Golden Age
August 29th, 2013
Via The Economist, an article on Iran’s oil industry: IRAN, like Mexico, has a new and more reform-minded president who wants to loosen the national oil company’s grip on his country’s massive reserves, and bring in private investment to boost output. One big difference is that Iran’s ability to do so is severely curtailed by […]
Read more »Mongolia
August 26th, 2013
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at Mongolia through the lens of the development of a two-lane highway through the rural countryside: The braided hard-packed dirt roads of Mongolia are a feature of the country’s high steppes, the result of rain and mud forcing drivers to find alternative routes up and down long […]
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