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Global Peace Index 2016: There are now only 10 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
Independent – We are now further away from world peace than at any time in the past 10 years – and it’s creating a global ‘peace inequality’ gap
The world is becoming a more dangerous place and there are now just 10 countries which can be considered completely free from conflict, according to authors of the 10th annual Global Peace Index.
Climate Changes May Eradicate 50 Years Of World Health Progress (In Depth)
June 24th, 2015 by Sandy Dechert
Cleantecnica.com – “Recent decades have witnessed dramatic progress in global health,” says the US Agency for International Development. Smallpox has been eradicated within the past half century. In all but three countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan), polio has been wiped out. Use of modern methods of contraception has increased from 10% in 1965 to more than 50% in 2013. Child deaths from diarrhea have been cut in half since 1990. Malaria deaths have fallen by more than a quarter globally since 2000. Only half as many mothers died in live childbirth in 2010, compared to 20 years earlier. Unheard of 50 years ago, HIV/AIDS has now transited from certain death to a chronic ailment.
But climate change could quickly wipe out the past 50 years of world health progress.
CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – September 1, 2016
Cementing a New Normal in U.S.-Myanmar Relations
By Murray Hiebert (@MurrayHiebert1), Senior Adviser and Deputy Director, and Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Associate Fellow, Southeast Asia Program (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS
September 1, 2016Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the United States on September 13-14 as state counselor and de facto leader of Myanmar will be one of the highlights in U.S.-Myanmar relations since the two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 2012, after the military began political reforms. Now that a democratically elected government has taken office, the next five years will allow the two countries to lay the foundation for a new chapter in their bilateral relations.
Explaining President Obama’s Rebalance Strategy
Explaining President Obama’s Rebalance Strategy
By Ambassador Susan Rice, National Security Advisor
In January of 2009, American foreign policy was largely defined by the horrific aftermath of the September 11th attacks, two ground wars in the Middle East, and the worst financial crisis in decades, with the global economy, by many measures, on a worse trajectory than in 1929.
China’s economic corridor creating new conflicts in Pakistan
Pakistani PM Sharif has inaugurated a two-day China-Pakistan Economic Corridor summit in Islamabad, hailing the project as a milestone for his country. But opposition to the project is increasing amid new conflicts.
Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day CPEC Summit in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday, August 29, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the project would be a “game-changer” for Pakistan. He said the CPEC would also bring peace and prosperity to the entire region.
Urban water pumping raises arsenic risk in Southeast Asia
River water is now flowing into aquifers through highly contaminated sediments
High concentrations of arsenic are making their way from the Red River into aquifers near Hanoi, Vietnam, a new study shows. Mason Stahl tests water at the river’s edge where sediment is being deposited. Photo: Courtesy of Mason Stahl
ldeo.columbia.edu – Large-scale groundwater pumping is opening doors for dangerously high levels of arsenic to enter some of Southeast Asia’s aquifers, with water now seeping in through riverbeds with arsenic concentrations more than 100 times the limits of safety, according to a new study from scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, MIT, and Hanoi University of Science.
Csis – AMTI Brief, Aug. 24, 2016
Shifting Sands:
What Countries Are Taking Sides After the South China Sea Ruling?
On July 12, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued its long-awaited ruling on Manila’s case against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. How many countries recognize the decision as legally binding on both parties and call for it to be respected will determine its ultimate value, as international pressure is the court’s only enforcement mechanism. In recent months, AMTI scoured publicly available, official statements in an effort to determine the real positions taken by countries toward the ruling. It is enlightening to compare the level of global support expressed since the July 12 ruling to the positions of countries in the months leading up to the verdict. A full list of official statements, both pre- and post-ruling, is available at the bottom of this feature.
Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia – Open Review
cis-india – This is a book section written for the third volume (2000-2010) of the Asia Internet History series edited by Prof. Kilnam Chon. The pre-publication text of the section is being shared here to invite suggestions for addition and modification. Please share your comments via email sent to raw[at]cis-india[dot]org with ‘Civil Society Organisations and Internet Governance in Asia – Comments’ as the subject line. This text is published under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
Supply Of Nuclear Reactors To Pakistan Under Nuke Club NSG Norms, Claims China
Press Trust of India | Updated: August 04, 2016 18:57 IST
The ACA has expressed concern over export of nuclear materials by China to Pakistan. (File Photo)
Beijing: Defending its nuclear cooperation with its close ally Pakistan, China today claimed that its supply of reactors to Islamabad were in accordance with the principles of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and under the supervision of United Nation’s nuclear watchdog.
CSIS – Southeast Asia Sit-Rep – August 25, 2016
This issue includes a look at the new Malaysian political party that could challenge Prime Minister Najib Razak’s United Malays National Organization, analysis of Vietnam’s latest economic reforms, a podcast assessing U.S.-Taiwan relations, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:
- Commentaries on Malaysia
- CogitAsia articles covering Vietnam and Myanmar
- The Leaderboard profiles from Indonesia and the Philippines
- CogitAsia Podcast discussing Taiwan
This is the most important chart in global energy
Image: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
weforum – If there is one graphic that neatly sums up the long-term sustainability of renewable energy, then this could be it, according to a new Bloomberg Report.
Huge Haul of Slain Sea Turtles Tests Vietnam
National Geographic
Vietnamese authorities seized 7,000 dead sea turtles in 2014, but the trader suspected of being behind the killings has yet to be arrested.
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Mr. K had never imagined it would be this bad. After leading a three-year undercover investigation of sea turtle smuggling in Vietnam, his home country, those efforts had finally yielded tips from informants, landing him on the doorstep of three warehouses in a rural area outside Nha Trang, a beach town in Khanh Hoa Province, about 250 miles northeast of Ho Chi Minh City.
Sexual health in East Asia: it’s a matter of life and death
Written by Yoriko Yasukawa – Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Population Fund
WF – Published Monday 30 May 2016
As a Japanese citizen, I read with great interest the speech US President Barack Obama gave during his recent historic visit to Hiroshima, and one sentence struck me like no other: “Those who died, they are like us.”
A Battle Over Money in Beijing
WSJ – Economic policy is a flashpoint in China’s political succession fight.
Aug. 17, 2016 6:40 p.m. ET
A succession struggle is underway in China ahead of next year’s Communist Party Congress. And this time the central fight is over monetary policy instead of ideological slogans. The outcome has implications for China’s response to slowing economic growth.
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