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All items tagged resourcesOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 8, 2012 | Vying for Sovereign Rights in the Central Arctic OceanBalazs Ujvari: In sharp contrast to media assertions, there is an international legal framework which is applicable to the Arctic Ocean, namely the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which will be discussed in this paper, along with the practice of five Arctic coastal states. ... MoreAugust 30, 2011 | Energy and Terrorism are Dangerously IntertwinedAlexandra Dobra: The world’s eight biggest oil exporters are ripe for a terrorist attack. Any disruption of the energy supply chain could devastate the world economy, so a new set of policies combining hard power (to secure energy) and soft power (to dismantle terrorist networks) must now be implemented. ... MoreMarch 17, 2010 | Russia is No Longer a Predatory Soviet PowerLev Voronkov: In regards to Russia’s influence in the region, no solution will be found to the Arctic challenges and disputes if the syndrome of the “cold war,” consisting of systematically labeling Russia as a disreputable power having predatory intentions in the Arctic, prevails. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesOctober 12, 2011 | Is a World Resource War in Our Future?“If we look at the history of peacekeeping operations mandated by the Security Council, we find that 10 operations costing a total of US$35 billion dollars have been deployed to countries where natural resources have played a key role in the conflict. June 23, 2010 | Afghanistan: Rags to Riches or Resource Curse?The recent discoveries of mineral riches in Afghanistan raise more questions than they answer. ++ Knowledge of the mineral deposits predates the war and lends a “sinister” interpretation to the “many years of frenzied fighting.” ++ A recent peace offer to the Taliban also appears in a new light, for it seems to offer the insurgents the opportunity “to continue ... MoreMarch 25, 2009 | The West Must Hold Its Nerve and Stay in AfghanistanFrom the outside it may appear that the situation in Afghanistan is continuing to worsen. ++ US commanders are confident that they can shift the momentum in their favor. ++ This would be a result of increased resources.++There are still concerns that Western governments “will give up on the war before the counterinsurgency strategy can pay off.”++Time and effort is needed to sufficiently resource ... MoreCommentsOctober 20, 2011 | I find the premise of "Resource Scarcity,... |
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