Michael Klare

Michael T. Klare is the Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and the author, most recently, of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependence on Imported Petroleum (Owl Books) as well as Resource Wars, The New Landscape of Global Conflict.

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Our Dangerous Mix of Climate Change and Resource Scarcity

Demand for oil, water, and other resources will soon outpace supply.

Mon Apr. 22, 2013 2:34 PM PDT

The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL

Obama's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline could make or break the future of tar-sands oil.

Mon Feb. 11, 2013 1:52 PM PST

Will China-Japan-US Tensions Sink the Global Economy?

A looming crisis in the Pacific could have big consequences for the United States.

Tue Jan. 22, 2013 3:48 PM PST

World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly

Actually, the "good news" that the US could become the world's number one energy producer is bad news—for the planet.

Tue Nov. 27, 2012 12:06 PM PST

The New "Golden Age of Oil" That Wasn't

Oil is getting harder and harder to extract. Whose to blame? Geology.

Thu Oct. 4, 2012 12:18 PM PDT

The Hunger Wars in Our Future

How the drought and rising food costs may lead to global social unrest.

Wed Aug. 8, 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?

Four ways the President is pursuing Cheney’s geopolitics of global energy.

Thu Jun. 21, 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Where in the World Are the Energy Wars Heating Up?

From Sudan to Argentina, here are six spots around the globe where tensions over oil and gas reserves are rising.

Fri May. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Fracking Our Way to a Toxic Planet

When corporations roll back environmental protections to exploit our natural resources, they're also exploiting us.

Mon Apr. 2, 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay

Most of the world's "easy oil" reserves have been depleted. What's left is harder to extract and refine—and will cost more.

Tue Mar. 13, 2012 11:50 AM PDT

What's at Stake in the Persian Gulf

The US's oil supply is at risk, but so is our status as a global superpower.

Tue Jan. 31, 2012 11:54 AM PST

The Strait of Hormuz Isn't the Only Place Where Tensions Are Rising

As demand rises and supplies dwindle, disputes over energy resources will dominate world affairs.

Tue Jan. 10, 2012 12:33 PM PST

Washington's New Focus: China

From now on, the primary focus of American military strategy will not be counterterrorism, but the containment of China.

Tue Dec. 6, 2011 2:20 PM PST

America and Oil: Declining Together?

Oil is a sinking ship, and the US is going down with it.

Fri Sep. 16, 2011 3:06 PM PDT

The Thirty-Year Energy War

As the world's giant energy corporations race to find fossil fuel alternatives, a global battle for new energy sources is emerging. Which energy sources are the contenders?

Mon Jun. 27, 2011 12:45 PM PDT

How to Wreck a Planet 101

Three energy developments that are changing your life.

Mon Jun. 6, 2011 2:48 PM PDT

The Planet Strikes Back

Why we underestimate the earth and overestimate ourselves.

Thu Apr. 14, 2011 1:44 PM PDT

What the Unrest in the Middle East Means for Global Oil Production

And why the recent rise in the price of oil is just an early tremor heralding the oilquake to come.

Thu Mar. 3, 2011 3:32 PM PST

China: Energy Superpower of the Future

China, energy, and global power.

Mon Sep. 20, 2010 11:51 AM PDT

BP-Style Extreme Energy Nightmares to Come

Four scenarios for the next energy mega-disaster.

Wed Jun. 23, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Relentless Pursuit of Extreme Energy

A new oil rush endangers the Gulf of Mexico and the planet.

Wed May. 19, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

China's Global Shopping Spree

Is the world’s future resource map tilting East?

Thu Apr. 1, 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Avatar: The Prequel

Will <em>Earth’s Last Stand</em> sweep the 2013 Oscars?

Tue Feb. 23, 2010 3:32 PM PST

The Second Decade

Previewing the world in 2020.

Tue Jan. 5, 2010 5:13 PM PST

The Great Superpower Meltdown

Welcome to 2025: American preeminence is disappearing fifteen years early.

Mon Oct. 26, 2009 10:11 AM PDT

The Era of Xtreme Energy

Life after the age of oil.

Tue Sep. 22, 2009 2:56 PM PDT

Will Iraq Be a Global Gas Pump?

The (re)making of a petro-state.

Tue Jul. 14, 2009 2:07 PM PDT

Goodbye to Cheap Oil

It's official&#8212;the era of cheap oil is over.

Thu Jun. 11, 2009 9:31 AM PDT

Boom Times for Criminal Syndicates

The global economic crisis is destined to be accompanied by rising levels of crime, violence, and&#8212;increasingly&#8212;state repression.

Mon Apr. 6, 2009 9:50 AM PDT

A Pandemic of Economic Violence

One perilous consequence of the crash of 2008 has only recently made its appearance: increased civil unrest.

Tue Feb. 24, 2009 3:29 PM PST

An Imperial Defeatist -- And Proud of It

The U.S. would be much better off if we repudiated the global-dominance project of the Bush administration.

Wed Jul. 19, 2006 12:00 AM PDT

The Tripolar Chessboard

Putting Iran in a "great power" context

Thu Jun. 15, 2006 12:00 AM PDT

Containing China

The Bush administration is once again putting the Asian giant in its strategic gun sights.

Wed Apr. 19, 2006 12:00 AM PDT

Just How Addicted to Oil Are We?

Considering the permanent energy crisis

Fri Feb. 10, 2006 1:00 AM PST

How an Incompetent Commander-in-Chief is Losing the War on Terror

Our Incompetent Commander-in-Chief

Sun Jan. 8, 2006 1:00 AM PST