A dam exploded in Laos, causing massive flooding and deaths for thousands downstream. While this is just one example of the problems caused by badly planned dams… mais 11 palavras
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Al-Shabaab's network of women
How does al-Shabaab, Somalia’s notorious Islamist insurgency, use networks of women and children in neighbouring Kenya?
Roadblocks as a weapon of war
How are roadblocks used as a tool of war? To finance military operations. As ever, the forefront of innovative financing and guerrilla tactics continues in the DRC.
A teacher remains fiercely committed to her students as UNRWA schools face closure
Nesrin Ayoub is the head-teacher of an UNRWA-run girls’ primary school of 450 girls aged 6-16 years in Ein Hilweh Refugee Camp, in Lebanon. All the children are all Palestine refugees from Lebanon and Syria. mais 768 palavras
The world's rogue state vs Iran
Update: The Treasury Secretary of the government of USA (equivalent to a finance minister) has said that his government is “in negotiations with Belgian-based financial messaging service SWIFT, that facilitates the bulk of the world’s cross-border money transactions… mais 1.420 palavras
Russia in the Central Africa Republic
Some interesting reports have come out recently about Russian involvement in the Central African Republic’s ongoing conflict, unofficially, officially, and something in the middle… mais 21 palavras
Why dictators are hanging on
Dictators are much more consistently doing whatever they can to stay in power. While on hand this seems obvious, on another, this seems odd. There is after all a pretty good… mais 55 palavras
