Beyond Resource Wars: Scarcity, Environmental Degradation, and International Cooperation
Beyond Resource Wars: Scarcity, Environmental Degradation, and International Cooperation
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Abstract
Common wisdom holds that the earth’s dwindling natural resources and increasing environmental degradation will inevitably lead to interstate conflict, and possibly even set off “resource wars.” Many scholars and policymakers have considered the environmental roots of violent conflict and instability, but little attention has been paid to the idea that scarcity and degradation may actually play a role in fostering interstate cooperation. This book offers a different perspective on the links between environmental problems and interstate conflict. Although the contributors do not deny that resource scarcity and environmental degradation may become sources of contention, they argue that these conditions also provide the impetus for cooperation, coordination, and negotiation among states. The book examines aspects of environmental conflict and cooperation in detail across a number of natural resources and issues including oil, water, climate change, ocean pollution, and biodiversity conservation. The contributors argue that increasing scarcity and degradation generally induce cooperation across states, but that when conditions worsen (and a problem becomes too costly or a resource becomes too scarce), cooperation becomes more difficult. Similarly, low levels of scarcity may discourage cooperation because problems seem less urgent. With contributions from scholars in international relations, economics, and political science, the book offers an investigation of the links among scarcity, environmental degradation, cooperation, and conflict.
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Front Matter
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I Introduction
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II Scarcity and Degradation of Global Commons
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III Scarcity and Degradation in a Regional Context
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IV Scarcity and Degradation of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
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Degradation and Cooperation on the High Seas: The Case of International Fisheries Management
J. Samuel Barkin
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Conflict and Cooperation along International Rivers: Scarcity, Bargaining Strategies, and Negotiation
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Is Oil Worth Fighting For? Evidence from Three Cases
Christopher J. Fettweis
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Responses to Alternative Forms of Mineral Scarcity: Conflict and Cooperation
Deborah J. Shields andSlavko V. Šolar
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Degradation and Cooperation on the High Seas: The Case of International Fisheries Management
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V Conclusion
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