Analysis: Security and the Energy End Game

(UPI) — As the world`s energy resources diminish ever more rapidly, the question of how to keep the lights on is rocketing up the political agenda to become one of the key international security issues of the age.

British government and industry figures Monday delivered a blunt warning against the current trend towards national protectionism in the race to secure future energy supplies. Calling for greater liberalization of domestic markets and increased international cooperation, they cautioned that the pursuit of narrow national interests would undermine energy security and result in international conflict.
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