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All items tagged natural resourcesOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 8, 2011 | The EU's Policy Response to China's Resource Diplomacy in AfricaAnna Katharina Stahl: Due to its growing demand for raw materials, China is actively seeking to extract African natural resources. Instead of being perceived as rivals in the region, both China and the EU should seek to increase cooperation for their mutual benefit. ... MoreDecember 14, 2009 | Securing Supplies and Sailing into Blue-WatersDaniel Fiott: China’s quest for natural resources will lead to the strengthening of its navy and possible confrontation with the US. Energy independence can decrease the chances of possible tensions in the world’s oceans and seas. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMay 25, 2012 | The Voracious DragonChina is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbors. ++ China is quarreling with Japan over the Senkaku Islands and with the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal, both of which are far outside of China’s territorial waters. ++ China is dangerously close to declaring the entire South China Sea as its own. ++ Increasing Chinese military activity frightens nearby countries. ++ Unless it ... MoreDecember 1, 2009 | The Turkmen TargetA market wary Turkmenistan is slowly opening to foreign enterprise, but the West has not been greeted with open arms. ++ As the central Asian republic houses the fourth largest natural gas reserve, China, the West and the Muslim world are all vying for influence. ++ A fallout with Russia earlier this year over an exploding pipeline has led Turkmenistan to seek out other, more amenable partners. ... MoreSeptember 4, 2008 | Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Harness Natural ResourcesAzerbaijan and Kazakhstan lead the region as two countries May 16, 2008 | The Future Should be Energy EfficientGrowing oil prices and diminishing supplies of natural resources increasingly give rise to doubts regarding the long-term stability of an economy that relies on fossil fuels. The underlying assumption of pessimistic analyses based on the “peak oil” theory is that oil production reached its highest level long ago and will decline continuously from now on - while demand keeps growing. This means we ... MoreApril 11, 2008 | India Competes with China in the Scramble for AfricaSince Africa is both a source of natural resources and an outlet for manufactures, it is an area where India and China’s needs overlap. ++ China’s April 12, 2007 | Mitchell and Lahn on Asian Oil Companies and Global Energy SecurityChatham House researchers John Mitchell and Glada Lahn advise that although production abroad by Asian national oil companies (ANOCs) is small right now, its relevance to global energy security could change if ANOCs gain significant positions in Iraq or Iran. ANOC host governments are attracted to such Middle East investment by the lower requirements for transparency or diminished social ... More |
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