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The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Himalayan Mega-Dam Is A Global Threat
September 20th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, commentary on China’s planned Himalayan mega-dam – the largest dam ever conceived – symbolizes China’s bid, from oil to water, for 21st-century dominance: China is about to upend the world’s hydrological balance — with consequences as far-reaching as climate change itself. Its $168 billion Himalayan super-dam represents not merely the world’s costliest […]
Read more »China’s Himalayan Megadam Poses A Global Threat. Why No International Outrage?
September 2nd, 2025
Via Stagecraft and Statecraft, commentary on how the world ignored warnings about the Three Gorges Dam until it became an environmental nightmare. It cannot afford to repeat that mistake with China’s super-dam near the Indian border — a project whose ecological fallout will ripple globally. Last month, China officially acknowledged that it is constructing the world’s largest […]
Read more »Yarlung Zangbo Dam: The Dawn of Zero-Sum Water Politics in South Asia
August 11th, 2025
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the Yarlung Zangbo Dam and the dawn of zero-sum water politics in South Asia: The Yarlung Zangbo dam project represents a watershed moment in China’s emergence as a hydro-hegemon capable of manipulating water flows across multiple international boundaries for its own strategic advantage. While Beijing frames the initiative as part […]
Read more »Himalayan Water Disputes Awaken the Tensions and Promises of the UN Watercourses Convention
July 28th, 2025
Via , an article on how the current Himalayan water disputes have awakened the tensions and promises of the UN Watercourses Convention: Across the world, nations sharing transboundary rivers face persistent geopolitical risks over water allocation and weaponization. Nowhere, however, are these risks more pressing than on the foothills of the Himalayas. Two recent and […]
Read more »China’s Gigantic Hydropower Dam in Tibet: Green Energy or the “Weaponization” Of Water?
July 26th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, analysis of how the project expected to become the world’s largest dam—surpassing the Three Gorges Dam—carries implications far beyond energy generation: As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and a global transition to clean energy, China is moving forward with a highly ambitious and controversial megaproject: the Medog Hydropower […]
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 […]
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