tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post1554395040056195609..comments2023-10-22T07:09:40.782-04:00Comments on Old: Russia and the Middle EastStephen Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-33325907430468691082008-09-29T00:37:00.000-04:002008-09-29T00:37:00.000-04:00I don't think there's really anything that's inevi...I don't think there's really anything that's inevitable about this. The world's drive for oil isn't based on some natural economic law – it's based on governments' policies of favoring the consumption of oil over other forms of energy. I think the way to rise to power is to free yourself of the usual geopolitical resource concerns and not intervene in your state's economy to the point that it's dependent on a single, diminishing natural resource.Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-33432379942134298532008-09-27T12:02:00.000-04:002008-09-27T12:02:00.000-04:00Klare gets at this in his Resource Wars work: as o...Klare gets at this in his <I>Resource Wars</I> work: as our traditional energy, water, and soil resources get more constrained, those areas that have these things will rise to power. <BR/><BR/>As our exploitation of resources speeds up and human population increases, it is natural and expected for there to be conflict over obtaining and utilizing scarce resources. This is a natural law on this planet, and we see it around us every day, this competition for resources. Species that are able to exploit niches are around for longer. <BR/><BR/>DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com