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OverviewWe live surrounded by screens, algorithms, and promises of a world growing more digital by the day. But beneath that weightless surface, something far older is still calling the shots: matter. The War for Resources is a clear, ambitious, and deeply timely work of geopolitics that explains how power is really organized in the twenty-first century. Critical minerals, energy, shipping routes, factories, refining, supply chains, industrial warfare, rivalry among great powers, and material sovereignty all converge on one central idea, as uncomfortable as it is decisive: real power does not depend on technology or finance alone, but on control over what is extracted, transformed, and transported. Throughout its chapters, this book shows: why lithium, copper, cobalt, and rare earths have become central pieces of the new world order; how China understood before anyone else the strategic importance of refining and manufacturing; why Africa and Latin America hold a decisive place in the struggle for the century ahead; how oil, gas, and electricity still shape the autonomy of states; the role the world's great straits play in global economic stability; why Europe is waking up late while the United States is trying to rebuild its industrial muscle; and how modern war remains, at its core, a brutal test of energy, metal, transport, and factory capacity. Written with a narrative tone, a strategic eye, and a high degree of readability, The War for Resources is neither a catalog of headlines nor an academic manual. It is a book for understanding the deep workings of contemporary power and for reading geopolitics without simplifications. Because the future will not be decided only in offices, summits, or laboratories. It will also be decided in mines, ports, refineries, power grids, and production chains. And whoever fails to understand that will arrive late to the new map of the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kike Jiménez VidalPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9798258939524Pages: 128 Publication Date: 26 April 2026 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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