Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Resource Wars

Countries will fight for resources in the future, because the world is running out of resources. The resources are depleting and the prices will raise and that leads countries to fight for and protect their resources. Michael T. Klare writes in Resource Wars; Why have resources become so important? As suggested earlier, the adoption of an econocentric security policy almost always leads to an increased emphasis on resource protection - at least for those states that depend on raw material imports for their industrial prowess. The almost complete disappearance of ideological conflicts in today's world has also contributed to the centrality of resources issues, in that the pursuit and protection of critical materials is viewed as one of the state's primary security functions.
Meat packeting corporations use this method of resource protection with their cattle's. Corporations like IBP have captive supplies to secure their flow of resources and to keep the price of supplies stabile. The World acts on the global stage similar to the corporations in the USA. Corporations and countries want to benefit as much as possible from the resources given by the nature, without thinking about any consequences for the future. People look at resources as an opportunity to make money, no matter the consequence.
Written in class of Mr. Rogers
The World will fight in the future for resources. Their goals are to provid the supplies of oil as long as possible. Resource Wars written by Klare, shows that countries want oil resources and that emphasis to an increased on resource protection. Economic developed countries will try to keep lesser developed countries under control  that have these resources. Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation leads to the corporations like IPB, which has captive supplies to keep the farmers and prices under control. Captive supplies are used to control the resources and keep the price low as possible on the market.

1 comment:

  1. Your connection of resource wars to captive supplies is valuable and noteworthy. Overall, the ideas here are strong.

    Writing-wise, continue to work on summary and direct quotes. Make sure your voice overwhelms the piece, and that you're following MLA conventions.

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