1st Edition
In Pursuit of Prosperity U.S Foreign Policy in an Era of Natural Resource Scarcity
Foreword Admiral Mike Mullen Preface Carter Roberts Part 1: In Pursuit of Prosperity David Reed with Brent Nordstrom and Pamela Stedman-Edwards Part 2: Country and Regional Studies David Reed 3. Through the Arctic Looking Glass and What the U.S.-Russian Relationship Found There Heather A. Conley and Lev Neretin 4. Brazil and the United States: Cooperation on Sustainable Development Ricardo Sennes 5. China Christopher Sall 6. Costal East Africa Ambassador Mark Green 7. Congo’s Environmental Catch-22 Theodore Trefon 8. Modern India Richard Verma 9. Mexico: Water Scarcity and the Border Pamela Stedman-Edwards 10. Pakistan’s Ecological Precipice: An Opportunity for Redefining Security Saleem H. Ali and Shuja Nawaz 11. The South China Sea Murray Hiebert and Gregory Poling 12. Changing Landscapes David Reed 13. Recommendations David Reed
Biography
David Reed is Senior Vice President, Policy for WWF-US. He holds a Ph.D. and graduate degrees from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has worked for twenty five years in social and economic development programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia at both the grassroots and managerial levels. Areas of expertise include Environmental impacts of macroeconomic reforms, Poverty-environment nexus, International architecture for climate finance, and environmental dimensions of U.S. foreign policy.
"In Pursuit of Prosperity articulates a compelling case for more clearly and closely linking natural resource scarcity and environmental trends to U.S. national security policy. Thoroughly researched and well-documented, this is an important and timely book for policy makers and national security practitioners".
— General Carter Ham, U.S. Army (Retired), Former Commander, U.S. Africa Command
"The combined effects of natural resource scarcity and climate change pose both immediate and longer-term challenges to the business practices and supply chains of every global company. As this compelling book makes clear, ignoring these twin threats comes only at great peril".
— Neville Isdell, Chairman, WWF-US Board of Directors, and Former Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
"A much needed hard look at the risks associated with growing resource scarcity in our increasingly complex and interdependent global system -sounding not just an alarm our leaders should heed, but offering substantive, thoughtful direction for US leadership going forward."
— David Rothkopf, CEO and Editor of Foreign Policy magazine.
