The new politics of strategic resources : energy and food security challenges in the 21st century / David Steven, Emily O'Brien, and Bruce Jones, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steven, David, 1968- editor.

O'Brien, Emily, editor.

Jones, Bruce D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Food security.

Natural resources--Management.

Natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Examines the political dimensions of strategic resource challenges at the domestic and international levels, including energy and food markets, water scarcity, and the roles of various actors such as the U.S., China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction: energy policy on the edge / Bruce Jones and David Steven

The rising actors

China's search for oil security : a critique / Andrew B. Kennedy, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University

Materials, markets, multilateralism : a strategic approach to India's resource challenges / David Steven and Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Brazil's principled pragmatism : a viable response to the new geopolitics of resource competition? / Antonio Ramalho, Professor, University of Brasília

The big squeeze : Nigeria on the brink / Mark Weston, Policy Consultant, Riverpath Associates

Facets of resource security

Routes to energy security : the geopolitics of gas pipelines between the EU and its southeastern neighbors / Angel Saz-Carranza and Marie Vandendriessche

Energy rivalry between India and China : less than meets the eye? / C. Raja Mohan, Head of Strategic Studies, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, and Lydia Powell, Head, Centre for Resources Management, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

Resource security in Saudi Arabia : domestic challenges and global implications / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Research Fellow, Department of Governance, London School of Economics

Governance for a resilient food system / Alexander Evans, Senior Fellow, NYU CIC

Water security : global implications and responses / Daniel Kim Chai Yeo, Fellow, WaterAid

Oil, domestic politics, and international conflict / Jeff D. Colgan, Brown University

Russia gambles on resource scarcity : energy intrigues in a time of political crisis / Pavel K. Baev, Research Professor, PRIO

The critical actor

Challenges to sustainable growth after the Great Recession : how America can lead / Joshua Meltzer, David Steven, and Claire Langley

Governance burdens and the role of the United States in the new energy landscape / Kevin Massy, Fellow, Brookings Institution

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815725343

0815725345

OCLC:

896795157