The New Politics of Strategic Resources: Energy and Food Security Challenges in the 21st Century

The New Politics of Strategic Resources: Energy and Food Security Challenges in the 21st Century

ISBN-10:
0815725337
ISBN-13:
9780815725336
Pub. Date:
11/21/2014
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-10:
0815725337
ISBN-13:
9780815725336
Pub. Date:
11/21/2014
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
The New Politics of Strategic Resources: Energy and Food Security Challenges in the 21st Century

The New Politics of Strategic Resources: Energy and Food Security Challenges in the 21st Century

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Overview

"Since 2008, energy and food markets—those most fundamental to human existence—have remained in turmoil. Resource scarcity has had a much bigger global impact in recent years than has been predicted, with ongoing volatility a sign that the world is only part-way through navigating a treacherous transition in the way it uses resources. Scarcity, and perceptions of scarcity, increase political risks, while geopolitical turmoil exacerbates shortages and complicates the search for solutions.

The New Politics of Strategic Resources examines the political dimensions of strategic resource challenges at the domestic and international levels. For better or worse, energy and food markets are shaped by perceptions of national interest and do not behave as traditional market goods. So while markets are an essential part of any response to tighter resource supplies, governments also will play a key role. David Steven, Emily O'Brien, Bruce Jones, and their colleagues discuss what those roles are and what they should be.

The architecture for coordinating multilateral responses to these dynamics has fallen short, raising questions about the effective international management of these issues. Politics impede here too, as the major powers must negotiate political and security trade-offs to cooperate on the design of more robust international regimes and mechanisms for resource security and the provision of global public goods.

This timely volume includes chapters on major powers (United States, India, China) and key suppliers (Russia, Saudi Arabia). The contributors also address thematic topics, such as the interaction between oil and state fragility; the changing political dynamics of climate change; and the politics of resource subsidies.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780815725336
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 11/21/2014
Pages: 374
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

"David Steven is a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, where he works with the International Order and Strategy project.Emily O'Brien was a senior research officer at New York University's Center on International Cooperation (CIC), where she worked on natural resource management, international institutions, and emerging powers; she now works for REDD Associates.Bruce Jones is a deputy director of the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, where he also directs the International Order and Strategy project; he has past experience with the United Nations, the World Bank and in intergovernmental negotiations on security and transnational threats."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

1 Introduction: Energy Policy on the Edge Bruce Jones David Steven 1

Part I The Rising Actors

2 China's Search for Oil Security: A Critique Andrew B. Kennedy 23

3 Materials, Markets, Multilateralism: A Strategic Approach to India's Resource Challenges David Steven Arunabha Ghosh 40

4 Brazil's Principled Pragmatism: A Viable Response to the New Geopolitics of Resource Competition? Antonio Jorge Ramalho 71

5 The Big Squeeze: Nigeria on the Brink Mark Weston 89

Part II Facets of Resource Security

6 Routes to Energy Security: The Geopolitics of Gas between the EU and Its Southeastern Neighbors Angel Saz-Carranza Marie Vandendriessche 117

7 Energy Rivalry between India and China: Less than Meets the Eye? C. Raja Mohan Lydia Powell 144

8 Resource Security in Saudi Arabia: Domestic Challenges and Global Implications Kristian Coates Ulrichsen 168

9 Governance for a Resilient Food System Alex Evans 187

10 Water Security: Global Implications and Responses Daniel Kim Chai Yeo 210

11 Oil, Domestic Politics, and International Conflict Jeff D. Colgan 226

12 Russia Gambles on Resource Scarcity: Energy Intrigues in a Time of Political Crisis Pavel K. Baev 245

Part III The Critical Actor

13 Challenges to Sustainable Growth after the Great Recession: How America Can Lead Joshua Meltzer David Steven Claire Langley 263

14 Governance Challenges and the Role of the United States in the New Energy Landscape Kevin Massy 318

Contributors 335

Index 337

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