Strategic Water Iraq and Security Planning in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorenz, Frederick M., 1946- author.

Erickson, Edward J., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Other Title:

Strategic Water

Place of Publication:

Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2013

Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press (MCUP), 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After the final phase of drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq, it is important to do what we can to help maintain a level of stability and to look ahead to emerging security threats. Strategic Water: Iraq and Security Planning in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin by Frederick Lorenz and Edward J. Erickson makes an important contribution to this effort by taking a close look at a serious problem that is often neglected-the decline in freshwater availability and its impact on regional security