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

• TeilnehmendeR: Steven, David, 1968-; O'Brien, Emily,; Jones, Bruce,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : Brookings Institution Press,, [2015]; 2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (375 pages) :; illustrations (some color)

"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.

Table of 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 Brasilia -- 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.