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The US-China Battle for Angola’s Oil

The US-China Battle for Angola’s Oil

Angola is poised to become the darling of the global oil industry. Although the country is a ‘corrupt, underdeveloped and war-scarred country’ and ‘one of the poorest lands on earth,’ it is a place of vast natural resources and immense potential wealth. Oil and diamonds comprise 99 percent of Angola’s exports. It has also been inviting foreign [...]
Climate Protectionism: huge bump on the road to Copenhagen

Climate Protectionism: huge bump on the road to Copenhagen

Major negotiating camps in the upcoming climate deal are lapsing into ‘a new and dangerous form of trade and technology protectionism’ in the name of climate change. The unfortunate turn of events is ‘poisoning North-South relations in the two negotiating arenas on climate change and on trade.’ It seems that developed countries, especially [...]