POLI 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Unequal Exchange, Al-Qaeda
15 May 2016
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April 8th: resource wars : micheal klare. A) water wars : increasing scarcity of water. Niel river in africa; 9 states are dependent on the water sources. Competition on the water source can be a source of conflict especially when each state is manipulating the water system for their own interest. B) may be a consequence of poverty wars: unequal exchange can cause wars. C) pollution wars: despoils the ecology of another state. Japanese blaming the chinese for polluting their air. States that are developing, begin to expand laterally. Begin to take land and resources from neighbouring countries because their population is growing. May be willing to go into war to do so. Suggests that states that are developing, need access to more land and resources to sustain the population growth in their society. Yes, environmental stress is a key factor, but it is linked to the demands and wants of the developing states.
