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The Dam That Sparked a South American Spying Scandal
July 10th, 2025

Via Foreign Policy, a report on how ties between Brazil and Paraguay are fraying as they renegotiate access to one of the world’s most powerful energy sources: Stretching for 5 miles across the Paraná River between Paraguay and Brazil, Itaipu is one of the world’s most powerful hydroelectric dams. In 2016 alone, the binational facility, […]

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Ethiopia’s Mega Dam On Nile ‘Now Complete’: PM
July 4th, 2025

As reported by France24, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa’s largest hydroelectric project stretching 1.8 […]

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The Indus Treaty Verdict: When Water Outlasts War
July 4th, 2025

Via the Lowy Institute, a look at how a Hague ruling against India’s treaty “abeyance” might stop a precedent that could spread from China to Bangladesh: For more than 60 years, the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan has stood as one of the few enduring triumphs of postcolonial diplomacy – surviving wars, diplomatic breakdowns, and […]

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