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  • Behind the Headlines, Emerging Security Threats in the Middle East

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    Guest Contributor  //  May 4, 2016  //  By Anders Jägerskog & Ashok Swain
    Lebanon-camp

    The Middle East, as much as ever, is the focus of international attention, but the obvious crises may be a distraction from deeper underlying issues.

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  • Modi’s Grand Plan to Divert Himalayan Rivers Faces Obstacles

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    Guest Contributor  //  December 22, 2015  //  By Ashok Swain
    India-Reflection

    One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first priorities after winning an overwhelming victory last year on a platform of development and growth is to fast-track a decades-old plan to link India’s rivers.

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  • Adaptation, Resistance, or Subversion: How Will Water Politics Be Affected by Climate Change?

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 9, 2015  //  By Anders Jägerskog, Anton Earle & Ashok Swain
    bachaxiang

    One of the primary ways climate change is expected to affect international relations is through water. There are more than 270 bodies of water that cross over international boundaries, and various methodologies have identified several dozen that are particularly at risk for tension or conflict. So how is climate change affecting transboundary water politics? Are governments and institutions taking the threat seriously? A few years back, a group of researchers decided to focus on this question.

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