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May 28, 2013 by PKR

Reko Diq: all over but the arbitration

Earlier this month, Tethyan Copper Company (TCC)—the Antofagasta-Barrick joint venture company formed to explore and mine the Reko Diq area in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province—announced that it was no longer seeking a mining license, and would only pursue financial reparations in its ongoing arbitration processes. The company’s original goal in these arbitrations was to compel Pakistan’s […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment Tagged With: Arbitration, ICA, ICSID, Pakistan, Reko Diq

May 15, 2013 by PKR

Afghanistan and Pakistan clash along border

The Durand Line was drawn by British authorities in 1893 to separate British India from Afghanistan. Since that time, very few Afghan governments have recognized the border’s legitimacy. In the post-invasion Karzai era, rejection of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is perhaps the only thing all parties and factions can agree upon. This month, however, tensions seem […]

Filed Under: Boundary Disputes, International Disputes/Dimensions of Sovereignty Tagged With: Afghanistan, conflict, Durand Line, Pakistan

December 3, 2012 by PKR

Can Afghanistan Sort Out Its Cross-Border Water Issues? | TIME.com

Water shortages are a fact of life for billions of people around the world today. The sister-crises of drought and desertification are expected to be major drivers of conflict and state instability in the coming decades. As Afghanistan struggles to secure its space and to evolve from an aid-based economy to a self-sufficient mineral/hydrocarbon producer, […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Water

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