...Benjamin Talton The African Continental Free Trade Agreement, launched on January 1, 2021, will be Africa’s most ambitious united endeavor to assert financial oversight over the extractive resources sector—if it is fully implemented. The United States can act as a supportive partner, but what...

... Africa climate change adaptation renewable energy drought water resources floods agriculture population growth migration Paris Agreement Morocco Egypt Israel 348 The degree to which states are tolerant of local-level initiatives and mobilization will become only more important...

... Mongolia independence alliances mineral resources sovereign narrow-gauge wide-gaude relations inner kyakhta suzerainty seaports ports twitter downturn oyu tolgoi Ivanhoe Canadian POSCO Kazakhstan Genie coal self-sufficient supply national renewable energy Ulaanbaatar...

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... human resources cities 43 Humans since 1914 have undergone a global population explosion, a health explosion, a fertility revolution, and an urbanization revolution. . . . The Human Population Unbound NICHOLAS EBERSTADT Over the past hundred years, global demo-graphic changes have been more than...

...Luc Christiaensen; Shantayanan Devarajan Direct dividend transfer programs are promising as an additional instrument to reduce inequality and increase the poverty-reducing powers of economic growth in resource-rich countries. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents...

... of California Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 26 What makes these disputes so dangerous . . . is the apparent willingness of many claimants to employ military means...

... Mickael Klare maritime conflict territorial claims China Japan Philippines Vietnam South China Sea East China Mediterranean energy resources oil gas 33 The dual forces of population growth and climate change will exacerbate pres- sures on land use, water access, and food security...

...Rani D. Mullen Seeking global recognition, as well as access to resources and markets, one of the world's largest recipients of foreign assistance is boosting the aid that it distributes. Rani Mullen India foreign aid development soft power energy resources China Maldives Iran...

...Mariano Turzi As climate constraints and demographic imperatives make food security an ever more critical issue, agricultural resources may become the new linchpin in international relations. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California...

.... Revolts will mak e the Middle East less stab le for a while. But global securit y can survive Islamist fana tics, a nuclear Iran, and a rising China. D Resources As the hum an condition improves, th e conditions that enable such improvement deteriorate. The cost of ex tracting key resources is g rowing...

...Michael T. Klare The transition from an easy to a tough resource era will come at a high price. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Michael Klare resources oil coal Deepwater Horizon shale oil peak oil Daniel Yergin...

... Charts © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Economy politics security resources science A Statistical Snapshot of the World Sources: Economist Pocket World in Figures (2012); Freedom House; Inter-Parliamentary Union; National...

...Shalendra D. Sharma Although Sino-Indian relations have greatly improved over the past decade, … [u]nresolved territorial disputes, China's unconditional support of Pakistan, and growing competition for energy resources and regional influence could quickly derail hard-won gains. © 2010...

...Dick Ahlstrom Paul Ehrlich held that voracious consumption would leave the West reeling when essential resources ran out. Julian Simon believed that people should be allowed to consume as they like because they can rely on technology or ingenuity to find a way forward. Both were too constricted...

...Vaclav Smil Any realistic appraisal of global energy futures must begin with a comprehensive and balanced understanding of resources and their uses. What are the kinds and magnitudes of energy stores and flows available to supply the world's still-growing needs for fuels and electricity? And what...

... and moral resources of the Western ethical tradition to bear on environmental issues, we need to examine the ubiq- uitous role humans play as both perpetrators and victims of environmental degradation. Of course, this still leaves unanswered the ques- tion: Why not see the moral challenge as a matter of how...

... of priorities. The third layer is comprised of individual NGOs primarily at a national level, such as Earthlife Africa in South Africa, that play multiple roles. They are catalysts that strive to facilitate action, often by advocacy, mobilizing resources, and providing expertise, with skills in local...