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A Growing Security Challenge: Competition for Water

SUMMARY

The NSA collects intelligence on the competition for water, a “growing security challenge,” by spying on nongovernmental organizations, multilateral organizations, and government officials. The agency followed tensions around an India-Pakistan water treaty; increasing competition for water in Africa; and water-related conflicts in Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Mar 22, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Aug 15, 2018

TAGS

Africa, India, Pakistan