This new book provides fresh and in-depth perspectives on so-called 'resource wars'. Highlighting the multiple forms of violence accompanying the history of res

A wealth of natural resources such as oil or diamonds should, in theory, favour a country's economic and social development. And yet, from the oil fields of the

Klare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.

A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, sugges

From Angola and Iraq to Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, resource-rich countries with high incidences of poverty are prone to devastating outbreaks