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Is Water the Unmentioned Reason for Trump’s Interest in Greenland?
April 1st, 2025

Via Circle of Blue, commentary on how Greenland’s melting ice could slake the thirst for drying farm regions, water-scarce cities: Say this much, President Trump’s vow to “go as far as we have to” to control Greenland is pernicious, consistent, and ironic.   Though he’s obscured his reasons for bringing the world’s largest island under American […]

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Water Diplomacy: Central Asia’s Uneasy Spring
April 1st, 2025

Via Havli, a report on Uzbekistan’s water talks with the Taliban: In this week’s episode of the CAPS Unlock podcast, we examine two separate but revealing stories that show how Central Asia is being shaped by forces well beyond its borders, be they military drones (launched by either Russia or Ukraine) or canals being built […]

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The Indus in a Climate Crisis: Reassessing Punjab’s Cholistan Canal Project
April 1st, 2025

Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at how the proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis, placing Pakistan’s lifeline, the Indus River, under unprecedented strain: The proposed Cholistan Canal project in Punjab has ignited a critical debate against the backdrop of an escalating climate […]

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