Michael T. Klare

Defense Correspondent

Michael T. Klare, Nation defense correspondent, is professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College. His latest book is Rising Power, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy.

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  • Obama's Energy Challenge

    November 10, 2008

    Of all the challenges Barack Obama faces, none is more daunting, or more important to our collective future, as energy.

  • Palin's Petropolitics

    September 17, 2008

    Palin's opposition to government-supported renewable energy makes her stupendously ill equipped for national office.

  • Anatomy of a Price Surge

    June 19, 2008

    Oil companies, speculators and OPEC helped spike the cost of oil, but ruinous Bush Administration policies have compounded the damage.

  • The New Geopolitics of Energy

    May 1, 2008

    The Pentagon has now placed resource competition at the center of its strategic planning.

  • Architect of War(s)

    March 20, 2008

    Dick Cheney's Mideast tour suggests another catastrophic military adventure in the Persian Gulf is still in the cards.

2007

  • Beyond the Age of Petroleum

    October 25, 2007

    Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency: As oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink, our way of life will drastically change.

  • Targeting Tehran

    February 21, 2007

    As the Bush Administration steps up its campaign against Iran, opponents have a dual responsibility: to contest the strategic context for escalation and to bar specific acts of aggression.

  • Ominous Signs of a Wider War

    January 10, 2007

    The naming of Adm. William Fallon to replace Gen. John Abizaid as head of Centcom is an ominous sign that Bush is preparing for a wider war.

2006

  • Ending Nonproliferation

    March 18, 2006 Subscribe

    President Bush's dangerous deal to deliver nuclear technology to India is a significant breach of the nonproliferation treaty and will make nuclear war more likely.

  • Defusing the Iran Crisis

    March 2, 2006 Subscribe

    A peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute with Iran is possible if world leaders work to eliminate the obstacles to intelligent compromise.

  • The Geopolitics of Natural Gas

    January 4, 2006

    Natural gas is rapidly emerging as the next big prize for consumer countries like the US and China. In the twenty-first century, alliances and hostilities between economic powerhouses and volatile nations will be carved by the pipes that will someday carry this environmentally safer resource.

2005

  • Revving Up the China Threat

    October 6, 2005

    The Bush Administration's stance on China has gone from worry about their economic strength and oil consumption to full-on preparation for a new cold war.

  • Katrina and the Coming World Oil Crunch

    September 6, 2005

    Beyond the human suffering, Katrina's sucker punch will be felt in America's increasing dependence on foreign petroleum.

  • The Iran War Buildup

    July 21, 2005

    The building blocks for an attack in Iran are beginning to be put into place.

  • Outposts of Empire

    April 7, 2005 Subscribe

    The Pentagon's new bases abroad.

  • Imperial Reach

    April 7, 2005

    The Pentagon's new basing strategy.

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