Where Oil andWater Do Mix: Environmental Scarcity and Future Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

Abstract

Morrissette and Borer evaluate "Where Oil and Water Do Mix" in their analysis of the diminishing natural resources found in the Middle East and North Africa. They conceptualize how environmental scarcity is linked to political unrest and then describe how such crises may result in intrastate and interstate conflict. Although oil is always a consideration when assessing the political stability of this part of the world, they believe it is the scarcity of water that will lead to the greatest instability and conflict.