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From the oilfields of Saudi Arabia to the Nile delta, from the shipping lanes of the South China Sea to the pipelines of Central Asia,Resource Wars looks at the growing impact of resource scarcity on the military policies of nations.International security expert Michael T. Klare argues that in the early decades of the new millennium, wars will be fought not over ideology but over access to dwindling supplies of precious natural commodities. The political divisions of the Cold War, Klare show more asserts, have given way to a global scramble for oil, natural gas, minerals, and water. And as armies throughout the world define resource security as a primary objective, widespread instability is bound to follow, especially in those areas where competition for essential materials overlaps with long-standing territorial and religious disputes. In this clarifying view, the recent explosive conflict between the United States and Islamic extremism stands revealed as the predictable consequence of consumer nations seeking to protect the vital resources they depend on.A much-needed assessment of a changed world,Resource Wars is a compelling look at warfare in an era of rampant globalization and intense economic competition. show lessTags
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While the Middle East is not the only places where the West, especially the United States, purchase its oil, oil itself is not the only sought after resource. Resource Wars brilliantly exposes specific geographical regions of the world under constant conflict for critical natural resources such as precious metals, water, and of course, oil. The perpetuating struggle over these elements are critical the survival of many, but a way of control for the few.
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Michael T. Klare is Director of the Five College Program in Peace & World Security Studies in Amherst, Mass., & author of numerous books on the changing nature of warfare, including "Low-Intensity Warfare", "Word Security", & "Rogue States" & "Nuclear Outlaws". He lives in Northhampton, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict
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- 355.033573 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare National Security National Security Military Policy and Grand Strategy North America United States
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- UA23 .K6267 — Military Science Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation By region or country
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