Before restarting operations at Tiguentourine, Washington and London demanded a major restructuring of its security by Algeria.
The Tiguentourine Natural Gas Facility Attack in Algeria One Year Later
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Our Top 13 from 2013
Our top pieces from 2013 touch on nearly corner of the world.
Pakistan Allows China to Use Karachi as Lab Rats in Nuclear-Energy Experiment
Pakistan has contracted with China to build two nuclear reactors ― except they’re untested.
Climate Protection: The New Insurgency
Faced with the failure of conventional lobbying, the climate protection movement is now turning to mass civil disobedience—but we can take it further still.
Is Iran Granted the Right to Enrich Uranium by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or Isn’t It?
Those who seek to deny Iran the right to uranium enrichment attempt to twist the NPT to their own ends.
India’s Dilemma: Accessing Central Asia’s Wealth
Central Asia’s rich hydrocarbon and uranium resources could serve the needs of a rapidly industrializing India’s economy and nuclear-energy program.
Economics by Other Means: War, Poverty, and Conflict Minerals in Africa
With support from Moscow, Washington, and the former imperial capitals no longer assured, armed groups in Africa now compete for riches in diamond mines, gold pits, oil wells, and rare earth deposits.
Electrifying Africa–But at What Cost to Africans?
As children throughout the United States head back to school, it’s a good time to remember that schoolchildren throughout Africa often attend schools with no electricity. In areas that do have the utility, frequent power outages are a constant reminder of the need for...
Tanzania to Export Electricity While Most of Its Citizens Lack Power
Following the signing of an agreement between the Tanzanian energy company TANESCO and China Power Investment corporation (CPI) to build a gas-fired power plant, Tanzania’s Minister for Energy and Minerals announced that Tanzania planned to export electricity by 2015....
Santiago Train Crash: What, No Speed Governor?
Only China has a more extensive high-speed train network than Spain. On Wednesday night at least 80 people were killed when a high-speed train, rounding a curve, flew off the rails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Reuters reports: El Pais newspaper said the driver...