Issue 174 - 16 February 2012

SITUATION REPORTS
AUSTRALIA: Lifts Uranium Exploration Ban
COLOMBIA: Reforms Higher Education
PAKISTAN: Offers Sea Access to Tajikistan
SAUDI ARABIA: Strengthens India Ties
TAIWAN: Signs Innovation Agreement
THAILAND: Discovers Bomb Facility

BRIEFS
COLOMBIA: Receives Extradited Drug Traffickers
IRAN: Strengthens Ties with Pakistan
ISRAEL: Possibility of War with Iran Increases
KAZAKHSTAN: President Suspected of Money Laundering
MEXICO: Growing Economy Impacts Multiple Sectors

ARTICLES
NIGER: Neighboring Conflicts Intensify Food Crisis

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Issue 173 - 10 February 2012

SITUATION REPORTS
NEPAL: Hydropower Investment Problems
NIGERIA: Increases Women’s Access to Loans
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Considers Oil Exploitation Lease
THAILAND: Increases River Patrols
VENEZUELA: Convenes Regional Summit

BRIEFS
CHINA: Sudanese Rebels Release Chinese Construction Workers
CHINA: Vice Premier to Meet Brazilian Officials
COLOMBIA: Criminals and FARC Join Forces
PALESTINE: Fatah and Hamas Sign Deal
PERU: Shining Path Attacks Police Station
RUSSIA: Threatens to Build Missile Defense Shield
SOMALIA: Somalis Fight al-Shabaab
TERROISM FINANCE: US Finds Links between al-Qaeda and Iran

ARTICLES
PAKISTAN: Intelligence Agency Faces Judicial Accountability

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Issue 172 - 3 February 2012

SITUATION REPORTS
INDIA: Decreases Coal Prices
INDIA: Increases Grain Exports
INDONESIA: Revokes Mining Permits
IRAN: Joint Shipping Company with Iraq
KUWAIT: Examines Election Spending
OMAN: Sultan Hosts Iranian Vice President
UNITED KINGDOM: Sells Fighter Jets

BRIEFS
CHINA: New Safety Standards for Nuclear Projects
CUBA: Communist Convention Signals Improved Relations
FRANCE: Reviews Armenian Genocide Bill
IRAN: Expands Sphere of Influence
ISRAEL: Tal Law Revision Proposed
SYRIA: Withdrawal of Arab Monitors Causes Violence

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Issue 171 - 26 January 2012

SITUATION REPORTS
AUSTRALIA: Considers Reopening Detention Center
BAHRAIN: Encourages German Investment
CHILE: Signs Voting Law
LAOS: Trains for Food Security
PHILIPPINES: Opens Aeronautical Training School
VENEZUELA: Chavez’s Prognosis Worsens
ZIMBABWE: Increases Mining Fees

BRIEFS
GERMANY: President Vows to Finish Term
INDIA: Leased Nuclear Submarine Threatens China
INDIA: To Purchase Iranian Oil with Gold
RUSSIA: Syria Partnership Strong despite Violence
SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab Attacks Ethiopian Base

ARTICLES
BURMA: Pressures Ethnic Militia to Improve Foreign Investments

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Issue 170 - 20 January 2012

SITUATION REPORTS
COLOMBIA: Oil Rigs Shut Down
EGYPT: Seeks Fulfillment of Economic Agreements
GHANA: Calls for Oil Revenue Management
INDONESIA: Establishes American Business Partnership
SOUTH KOREA: Increases Arms Sales

BRIEFS
CHINA: Increases Saudi Arabia Cooperation
ISRAEL: Joint War Games Postponed
NIGERIA: Fuel Price Protests Yield Perceived Victory
RUSSIA: Gubernatorial Election Law Introduced
VENEZUELA: Ahmadinejad Highlights Future Ties

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