Michael T. Klare

Defense Correspondent

@mklare1

Michael T. Klare, The Nation’s defense correspondent, is professor emeritus of peace and world-security studies at Hampshire College and senior visiting fellow at the Arms Control Association in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he is the author of All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change.

As Oil Declines, So Does America As Oil Declines, So Does America

America and oil. It’s like bacon and eggs, Batman and Robin. Now, it’s a guarantee of a trip to hell in a handbasket.

Sep 15, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come

A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn’t wish it on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.

Jun 27, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life

How droughts, the Arab Spring and the decline of nuclear power are shaping the future of global energy consumption.

Jun 6, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Why We Underestimate the Earth and Overestimate Ourselves Why We Underestimate the Earth and Overestimate Ourselves

Bill McKibben is right: we no longer live on the “cozy, taken-for-granted” planet formerly known as Earth.  We inhabit a new place, already changed dramatically by the interve...

Apr 14, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

The Oil-Food Price Shock

The Oil-Food Price Shock The Oil-Food Price Shock

The cost of food skyrockets as oil prices rise, triggering political unrest.

Mar 10, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

The Collapse of the Old Oil Order The Collapse of the Old Oil Order

Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed.

Mar 3, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Resource Revolts Resource Revolts

From crippling droughts in the Ukraine and Russia to region-shaking unrest in Tunisia, rising commodity prices and extreme weather events are already threatening global stability.

Jan 24, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

China, Energy and Global Power China, Energy and Global Power

Because energy is tied to so many aspects of the global economy, and because doubts are growing about the future availability of oil and other vital fuels, the decisions China ma...

Sep 20, 2010 / Michael T. Klare

Clean, Green, Safe and Smart

Clean, Green, Safe and Smart Clean, Green, Safe and Smart

Why the United States needs a new national energy policy.

Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

The Coming Era of Energy Disasters The Coming Era of Energy Disasters

In our extreme energy era, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't a one-shot disaster but an arrow pointing to a nightmarish future.

Jun 24, 2010 / Michael T. Klare

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