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Security Context of Illegal Wildlife Trade in East Africa

Security Context of Illegal Wildlife Trade in East Africa

Illegal wildlife trade is of immense value to criminal organizations and armed non-state actors such as al-Shabaab in Somalia.

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Links from Around the Web – Sushi Edition

Links from Around the Web – Sushi Edition

1.  On March 3rd, the Obama Administration announced its support to declare the bluefish tuna endangered and to ban international trade of the fish.  Japan is not happy and Europe is divided.  Sushi aficionados in Japan and elsewhere have consumed bluefin for decades, causing the fish’s population to plummet.  This month, representatives from 175 countries […]

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