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Article: Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict.
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- Parameters
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
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Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict. By Michael T. Klare. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2001, 289 pages. $26.00. Reviewed by Dr. Kent Butts, Director, National Security Issues Branch, Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College.
Having written and taught on the issue of resources and national security for many years, I approached the task of reviewing Resource Wars. The New Landscape of Global Conflict with substantial interest. I found that Michael Klare has written an uneven but topical text on strategic resources. It is valuable because it draws the attention of the national security community to the strategic importance of resource ...