Strategic Minerals - Resource Geopolitics & Global Geo-Economics (Hardcover)

Strategic minerals are a major element of resource geopolitics. The US has always provided the ‘umbrella’ for the West and is now the ‘global policeman’ on strategic mineral supply. As the global economic system has developed it has become increasingly clear that the geopolitical balance in global mineral supply is focused on the countries of the former Soviet Union, China and South Africa. The entire import list of US non-fuel minerals is examined in the context of import dependence, the criticality of end-use and the vulnerability of sources. This analysis builds up a complete picture of the varying levels of vulnerability for each mineral, allowing lists of both key and marginal strategic minerals to be compiled. The major sources of these minerals and their relative potential problems of supply are considered. These problems range from geopolitical concerns to the monopolistic agency of multinationals and cartels to the mechanistics of sea-line communications. The book concludes with an assessment of present and future scenarios based on shifting geopolitical influence at the global level, outlining countermeasures, both actual and potential.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1997
First published:	December 1997
Authors:	E.W. Anderson
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-97402-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > General
LSN:	0-471-97402-1
Barcode:	9780471974024

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