WATER SCARCITY COULD LEAD TO THE NEXT MAJOR CONFLICT BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ
Policy experts in Iran are calling for proactive water diplomacy that goes hand in hand with Iran’s goal of building regional security with the 12 neighboring countries with which it shares river flows, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.
AFGHAN DAM GENERATES ELECTRICITY, HOPE, AND TENSION OVER WATER RIGHTS AT THE AFGHANI-IRANIAN BORDER
Upstream from Iran, Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam tests hydro-diplomacy’s effectiveness at quelling fears of water scarcity, write Branka Andjelkovic and Humayoon Babur.
HOT WATER: ARE U.S. WATER SUPPLIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO ATTACK?
Andy Shen, Natan Hekmatjah, Seth Freeman, and Peter Katona wonder whether U.S. water supplies could be contaminated with radiation in a terrorist attack.
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