The Makings of a New Cold War?

Terrorism gets all the attention, but it is international rivalry over dwindling raw materials, particularly oil, that's potentially the greater threat, says Michael Klare, respected commentator on energy and security issues.

Klare, who is Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, defence correspondent for the US magazine The Nation, and author of books including Blood and Oil, explained his position in a recent lecture presented by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Specifically, Klare details what China's rise to great-power status means for a USA which is determined to protect its own access to oil and other energy sources. To read the lecture in full, click here.

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