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WHEN STATES GO THIRSTY A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER WAR THESIS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2017(II-I).01      10.31703/gsssr.2017(II-I).01      Published : Dec 2017

When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis

Abstract

    This paper discusses water war thesis. It argues that water war thesis is loosely based on the arguments by different world leaders, and writers which state that the new fault lines between states will be drawn on waters. The basic premise of the water war thesis rests on the argument of water crisis; the demand-supply gap will make states thirsty for water. It asserts that as climate changes unfold and population of the world increases, the thirsty states of the world will vie for water resources which will result in water wars. However, there are different writers who challenge the thesis by arguing that instead of generating conflict, water scarcity will induce cooperation amongst riparian states. This paper mainly focuses on this question of whether water scarcity results in conflict or cooperation. In other words, it offers a critical analysis of the water war thesis

    Climate Change; Population; Scarcity; Water War Thesis

    (1) Manzoor Ahmad
    Chairman, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Adil Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Imran Mehsud
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Manzoor, Adil Khan, and Muhammad Imran Mehsud. 2017. "When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, II (I): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2017(II-I).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AHMAD, M., KHAN, A. & MEHSUD, M. I. 2017. When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, II, 1-8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ahmad, Manzoor, Adil Khan, and Muhammad Imran Mehsud. 2017. "When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, II: 1-8

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    MLA : Ahmad, Manzoor, Adil Khan, and Muhammad Imran Mehsud. "When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, II.I (2017): 1-8 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ahmad, Manzoor, Khan, Adil, and Mehsud, Muhammad Imran (2017), "When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, II (I), 1-8

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    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Manzoor, Adil Khan, and Muhammad Imran Mehsud. "When States Go Thirsty: A Critical Analysis of Water War Thesis." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review II, no. I (2017): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2017(II-I).01