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Michael T. Klare
THE RACE FOR WHAT’S LEFT
The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources
Publication: March 2012 Category: Current Affairs
Editor: Sara Bershtel
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis of resource depletion--a
crisis that goes beyond “peak oil” to encompass shortages of coal and
natural gas, copper and cobalt, water and arable land. With all of the
Earth’s habitable areas already in use, the desperate hunt for supplies
has now reached the final frontiers. The Race for What’s Left takes us
from the Arctic to war zones to deep ocean floors, from a Russian
submarine planting the country’s flag under the North Pole to the
large-scale buying up of African farmland by Saudi Arabia and other
nations.
As Klare explains, this frenzy of extreme exploration and acquisition
carries grave consequences. With resource extraction growing more
complex, the environmental risks are becoming increasingly severe;
the Deepwater Horizon disaster is only a preview of the dangers to come.
At the same time, the intense search for dwindling supplies is igniting
new border disputes, raising the likelihood of military confrontation. The only way out, Klare argues,
will be to alter our consumption patterns altogether--a crucial task that will be the greatest challenge
of the coming century.
Michael Klare is the author of Resource Wars, Blood and Oil, and Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet.
Klare, the Five College Professor of Program Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire
College in Amherst. Klare also serves on the boards of directors of Human Rights Watch, and the
Arms Control Association. He is a regular contributor to many publications including The Nation,
TomDispatch, Mother Jones, and is a frequent columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus.
“If you think oil is the only major thing we’re running short of, think again. Michael Klare has long
been farsighted about the many hazards of a resource-hungry world, and this crisp, authoritative
survey does more than just show what the other dangers are. It also feels like a guidebook to wars to
come.” —Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold’s Ghost
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