Behind the Egyptian Crisis: Resource Stress?
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.
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