Engineering the Mekong: How Upstream Dams are Reshaping Cambodia’s Flooded Forests
…now remains above the pre‑2008 mean throughout January-May (core months of the dry season), with a series of weeks exceeding 150% of the historical mean and other weeks exceeding 200%;…
The Implications of Iran’s Inclusion in BRICS
…United States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace. He is a contributor to several websites with focus on the Middle East. He tweets @SShahidsaless….
Kursk Nuclear Power Plant at Risk?
…as well as strategic reasons: Ukraine has much international support to lose and little more than headaches to gain from such a risky gamble. Meanwhile, Russia’s allegations of Ukrainian plans…
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
…to religious sites in Pakistan. [Dawn],[Getty Images] November 23 Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz travels to India for the first time as Chairperson of SAARC. [Dawn],[ Governance, Development and Conflict…