Michael Klare is the Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies.
Before assuming his present post, he served as director of the Program on Militarism and Disarmament at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
Featured Work
MAR 26, 2012 • Podcast
The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources
As we run out of resources, the human race is at a pivotal point. We have two options: We can continue along the same path, ...
MAY 21, 2008 • Podcast
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
Michael Klare warns that the world's diminishing sources of energy may create a new arms race between the U.S. and China. It is essential ...
SEP 30, 2004 • Transcript
Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum
"Because of the geographic shifts in the production of oil to areas of instability, growing competition for access to that oil, and the militarization of ...
MAY 22, 2001 • Transcript
Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict
Competition for control of resources has been the root of many conflicts since the end of the Cold War, argues Klare. The view that resources ...