Government
Sep. 13, 2010
A Natural Peacemaking Opportunity
Will the eastern Mediterranean Sea reserve of natural gas provoke hostility or a promote greater cooperation among surrounding countries? By Joseph F. C. DiMento and Carrie Menkel-Meadow of UCI.
The U.S. Geographical Survey last year estimated that reserves of over a trillion cubic feet of natural gas exist in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. These and other recently identified fields can be worth tens of billions of dollars. Many experts will see these discoveries as potential fuel for an immense conflagration. Israel and Lebanon have already begun a war of words about ownership of the resources. B...
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