Michael Klare's talk was entitled "The Race for What's Left:The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources", about the search for new deposits of vital raw materials
Michael Klare is the Five College professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS). He has written widely on U.S. military policy, international peace and security affairs, the global arms trade, and global resource politics. Dr. Klare’s most recent book is entitled "The Race for What’s Left: The Global Struggle for the World’s Last Resources," an exploration of the haunting reality of what may be the planet’s final “gold rush,” with governments and corporations seeking to secure dwindling supplies of vital natural resources.
This talk was recorded October 15, 2012, at The University of New England, Portland Campus.