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Damming the River by Feeling the Stones: China’s Mekong Hydropower Strategy
July 24th, 2025
Via New Security Beat, commentary on China’s Mekong River strategy: For decades, China has been the dominant force in hydropower development across the Mekong subregion, financing, and constructing massive dam projects that have transformed Southeast Asia’s economic and environmental landscape. Many analysts have framed this expansion as a meticulously orchestrated strategy to extend Beijing’s economic […]
Read more »Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Begins Building World’s Largest Dam, Tensions Boil In India Over “Water Bomb”
July 22nd, 2025
Via BBC, an article on China’s massive Tibetan dam project and growing tensions between China and India: Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a ceremony marking the start […]
Read more »Nebraska Sues Colorado Over South Platte River Water Rights, Perkins County Canal
July 22nd, 2025
Via , a report on Nebraska’s lawsuit against Colorado before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to assert Nebraska’s water rights to the South Platte River that crosses state lines: Nebraska state leaders filed a lawsuit against Colorado on Wednesday seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court assert the Cornhusker State’s century-old water rights to the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Kicks Off Controversial Mega-Dam Project in Tibet
July 21st, 2025
Via Bloomberg, an update on China’s controversial Yarlung Tsangpo dam: Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of a mega-dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, with a total planned investment of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion), according to the official Xinhua News Agency. A new company called China Yajiang […]
Read more »The World Is Entering a Dark New Era of Hydroterrorism
July 18th, 2025
Via Foreign Policy, a look at how international institutions need to start treating water as a national security flashpoint: Water has long been a tool of warfare, but in recent years, the world has entered a dark new era of hydroterrorism. Around the globe, from Yemen to Ukraine, this critical resource is increasingly being used as a tool […]
Read more »Chronic Water Shortages Plague Pakistan’s Capital
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how blaming India has made it easy for Pakistan to avoid the difficult work of providing water security to its population: India and Pakistan continue to make headlines as they trade harsh words and threats about the fate of the Indus Waters Treaty. However, the origins of many of Pakistan’s water problems are […]
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