Web Worth Watching: War, Peace, Guns, Germs, Steel

Ran across this lecture from Thomas Barnett. The dude should be a comedian. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, I think he has something intriguing to say about American foreign policy.

Thomas Barnett: The Pentagon's New Map for War and Peace


Some of Barnett's themes regarding technological superiority are universal. For similarly big thought I found the Jared Diamond's PBS series Guns, Germs and Steel on YouTube...conveniently divided into 18 parts. They are embedded below.

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Web Worth Watching: A Peak at Peak Water

Water...if you live in the Southwest United States its hard not to at least think about it (even if it's to absently push its import out of your mind). A couple months back, Wired did a story on the emerging concept of peak water. But the also covered it in the short lived series Wired Science. Interesting stuff...


Wired Science: Peak Water segment


Lack of natural resources has always been a prime mover of civil unrest within and between societies. In the west, the history of water rights is pock-marked with violence so to hear that "the wars of the future" might be over water isn't so surprising. Here are a couple of video from the (admittedly left-leaning series) Democracy Now that address that topic.

Democracy Now: Water Wars (Part 1)


Democracy Now: Water Wars (Part 2)


Slightly more centrist CNN also covered the issue earlier this year as a part of their "Planet in Peril" special. Check out the clip featuring an interview with Dr. Peter Gleick (President of the Pacific Institute).

CNN Planet in Peril: World Water Crisis


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