The biggest threat to global stability is the potential for food
crises in poor countries to cause government collapse.
Key Concepts
* Food scarcity and the resulting higher food prices are pushing poor
countries into chaos.
* Such "failed states" can export disease, terrorism, illicit drugs,
weapons and refugees.
* Water shortages, soil losses and rising temperatures from global
warming are placing severe limits on food production.
* Without massive and rapid intervention to address these three
environmental factors, the author argues, a series of government
collapses could threaten the world order.
<http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=civilization-food-shortages>Link
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