In Pursuit of Prosperity: U.S Foreign Policy in an Era of Natural Resource Scarcity

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In Pursuit of Prosperity provides a much needed exploration of the evolution of environmental sustainability in U.S. foreign policy. Through expert analysis of nine countries and regions of strategic importance, David Reed and his stellar team of experts in foreign policy and environmental affairs identify emerging threats to the prosperity and national security of the United States. They assert that U.S. foreign policy must shift away from its 100-year-old focus on obtaining energy and mineral inputs for the industrial economy. In the new millennium, U.S. foreign policy must be geared toward ensuring the prosperity of the country’s trading and political partners around the globe. To the degree that our partners’ economies and social stability are threatened by the natural resource scarcities and environmental change unfolding within their borders and in neighboring countries, threats to U.S. prosperity and national security increase proportionately. Directed to U.S. foreign policy makers, the intelligence and security communities, and influential think tanks and research organizations, the book proposes specific recommendations the U.S. government should embrace to respond to the disruption of global supply chains, social instability in partner countries, disruptive impacts on regional relations, and expansion of illegal trade and criminal networks. This unique focus establishes In Pursuit of Prosperity as a seminal work in understanding the challenges facing the United States in this period of global environmental change. Dedication Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Changing Landscapes 1 Changing Landscapes • David Reed with Brent Nordstrom and Pamela Stedman-Edwards Part II: Country and Regional Studies Introduction • David Reed 2 Through the Arctic Looking Glass and What the U.S.-Russian Relationship Found There • Heather A. Conley and Lev Neretin 3 Brazil and the United States: Cooperation on Sustainable Development • Ricardo Ubiraci Sennes 4 China • Christopher Sall and Katrina Brandon 5 Coastal East Africa • Ambassador Mark Green 6 Congo’s Environmental Catch-22 • Theodore Trefon 7 Modern India • Rich Verma 8 Mexico: Water Scarcity and the Border • Pamela Stedman-Edwards 9 Pakistan’s Ecological Precipice: An Opportunity for Redefining Security • Saleem H. Ali and Shuja Nawaz 10 The South China Sea • Murray Hiebert and Gregory Poling Part III: New Challenges to U.S. Prosperity 11 New Challenges to U.S. Prosperity • David Reed 12 Recommendations • David Reed Contributors Index