Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia’s Flooded Forests
…Cambodia. Since 2008, upstream hydropower development in China and Laos has substantially reshaped the dry‑season hydrology, raising minimum river levels by more than one meter during much of the dry…
The Implications of Iran’s Inclusion in BRICS
…sale of drones to Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated, “There are no changes, and cooperation with Iran will continue. We are independent states and do not succumb…
Kursk Nuclear Power Plant at Risk?
…nuclear sites during the war. Nuclear security and safety have been severely compromised since Russia’s seizure of the ZNPP in March 2022. The infrastructure supplying power to the plant has…
Tear-Down Mode
…only accelerate. I’ve stopped watching television coverage of this ongoing tragedy, limiting my intake to trusted websites. That’s quite enough to be stunned by Trump’s narcissism and inadequacies. One picture…
Spent Nuclear Fuel in Spain
…spent fuel was sent abroad to be reprocessed without waste being returned Reactor fuel is stored temporarily in pools or, at the Trillo, Jose Cabrera and Asco sites, in dry…
Charting Central Asia’s Technological Renaissance and Future Potential
…while its minimal technical requirements meant anyone with a basic smartphone could participate in such a digital marketplace. A similar phenomenon emerged in Kyrgyzstan, though driven by different factors. Despite…
Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Keynote Address for the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Infrastructure and Energy
…and the broader Partnership within which it sites, includes more than 50 programs and millions of dollars in U.S. foreign assistance. These U.S. programs are just a subset of the…
South Asia Confidence-Building Measures (CBM) Timeline
…Pakistan exchange list of prisoners lodged in the others’ jails, through diplomatic channels [NDTV, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan] July 10 Indian Prime Minister Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister…