Global Politics
Behind the Egyptian Crisis: Resource Stress?
The World
August 19, 2013 · 1:40 PM EDT
By
Marco Werman
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed
The ongoing conflict in Egypt has deep roots in history, religion, politics and economics. But journalist Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed says another underlying cause is a growing resource crisis–shortages of food, water, energy, and a booming population.