By Richard Heinberg, Resilience.org
Perhaps seeing the class and power dynamics of society through the lens of “predation” can highlight the machinery of inequality and exploitation, helping us avoid being “preyed upon” and “preying upon” others.
By Alex Randall, New Internationalist Blog
New research points to a powerful link between climate change and armed conflict.
By Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
If oil prices remain low Iraq will not get out of its current budget deficit. That will worsen all other problems this country is already suffering from.
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment
The threat of economic sanctions would be more realistic if Europe did not depend so heavily on Russia for its natural gas. 40% of Germany’s natural gas and one third of Europe’s natural gas in general is imported from that country.
By Sandra Postel, National Geographic Newswatch
As climate change alters rainfall patterns and river flows, tensions are bound to rise between states and countries that share rivers that cross their borders. In the Rio Grande Basin of the American Southwest, that future inevitability has arrived.
By Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
Are we headed toward a more autocratic or democratic future? There’s no hard and fast answer; the outcome may vary by region. However, recent history does offer some useful clues.