Resource Wars
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Resource Wars is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that analyzes how competition over scarce natural resources drives international conflict and shapes global security.
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| Resource Wars canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Resource Wars Context triple: [Michael Klare, notableWork, Resource Wars]
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Battleground
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War of the Cities
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Defiance Campaign
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Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
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Battle of the Nations
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Target entity: Resource Wars Target entity description: Resource Wars is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that analyzes how competition over scarce natural resources drives international conflict and shapes global security.
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A.
Battleground
"Battleground" is a World War II drama film written by Paul Vogel that follows a besieged American infantry unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
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B.
War of the Cities
The War of the Cities was a series of reciprocal missile and air attacks on major urban centers during the Iran–Iraq War, marked by extensive civilian casualties and psychological warfare.
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C.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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D.
Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
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E.
Battle of the Nations
The Battle of the Nations was a major 1813 Napoleonic War engagement near Leipzig in which a coalition of European powers decisively defeated Napoleon’s forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book about international relations
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book about natural resources ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
environmental stress and conflict
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global competition for energy ⓘ natural resources and war ⓘ resource scarcity and national security ⓘ |
| author |
Michael Klare
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Michael Klare ⓘ
surface form:
Michael T. Klare
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| contributorTo |
debate on resource-driven conflicts
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discourse on energy security ⓘ |
| describes |
historical cases of resource-related conflicts
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potential future flashpoints over resources ⓘ |
| field |
international relations
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peace and conflict studies ⓘ political economy of resources ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. foreign policy and resources
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future security challenges related to resources ⓘ how resource scarcity shapes international relations ⓘ links between resource competition and armed conflict ⓘ strategic importance of minerals ⓘ strategic importance of oil and gas ⓘ strategic importance of water ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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political science literature ⓘ security studies literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of militarized responses to resource scarcity
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emphasizes need for cooperative resource management ⓘ emphasizes structural causes of conflict ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
competition over natural resources
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energy security ⓘ geopolitics of resources ⓘ global security ⓘ international conflict ⓘ oil politics ⓘ resource-driven wars ⓘ scarcity of natural resources ⓘ water conflicts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
policy discussions on resource governance
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university courses on environmental politics ⓘ university courses on international security ⓘ |
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