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Indications of an impending systemic ecological crisis — such as world popu- 

 lation growth, mounting demands on finite mineral resources, and pollution 

 of the biosphere — have led to increased concern with the ecological determi- 

 nants of international economic affairs. The report reveals that there is a 

 serious mismatch between the scope and complexity of these issues and U.S. 

 practice to perform an ad hoc planning response option in connection with 

 crisis situations. The study concludes that national security policy research 

 must address ecological issues to provide proper consideration of the impact of 

 ecological factors on security planning and policy development. The formu- 

 lation of courses of action including technological measures is discussed. 

 Hill, Gary A. Resource Diplomacy: The Role of Natural Resources in International 

 Politics. Los Angeles, University of Southern California. Prepared for the 

 Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va. May 1975. 58 p. (Available from 

 NTIS as AD-AOIO 533/8SL.) 



This is the first in a series of reports examining the role of natural resources 

 in international affairs. The paper presents an overview to the problem dis- 

 cussing historical relationships between resources and politics as well as 

 the meaning and implications of current resource diplomacy patterns. The 

 paper also presents three indicators used in the construction of a critical 

 mineral index that identifies critical minerals in terms of their availability, 

 economic importance, and geographical concentration of reserves. 

 Lawrence, Eleanor. "Seeds of Hope." Nature, v. 256, July 24, 1975: 248-250. 

 Supports the necessity for preserving the seeds which provide the genetic 

 raw material for the world's high-yield, hybrid crops. Discusses the new 

 International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR). 

 LeMarquand, David. "Politics of International River Basin Cooperation and 

 Management." Natural Resources Journal, v. 16, Oct. 1976: 883-901. 



This paper points out the technical and political preconditions favorable 



for the use and management of international rivers, "for the operation of 



effective international basin organizations, and for more responsive domestic 



and international planning of shared water resources." 



Morgan, John D. Jr. World Distribution and Flow of Major Mineral Commodities. 



Washington, D.C., Bureau of Mines. Apr. 28, 1976. 20 p. (Available from 



NTIS as PB-255 96311 SL.) 



World mineral production is closely related to world steel production. 

 World steel production for the past 25 years is graphed for five major areas: 

 USA, Common Market, Japan, USSR, and the rest of the world. Detailed 

 tables compare the following for major countries and land areas: area; 

 population; iron ore and raw steel production, scrap and steel consumption; 

 bauxite, alumina, and aluminum production, aluminum consumption; tin 

 mine and smelter production, and consumption; copper mine, smelter, and 

 refinery production and consumption ; crude oil and petroleum refinery 

 production and consumption; and coal production and consumption. The 

 role of minerals, including scrap, in the U.S. economy is assessed. 

 Paarlberg, Robert L. "Domesticating Global Management." Foreign Affairs, v. 

 54, Apr. 1976: 563-576. 



Author argues that improved domestic policy leadership is the true pre- 

 condition for effective management abroad of such problems as food, energy, 

 and resource depletion. Global welfare, he concludes, begins with domestic 

 welfare. 

 Sirkin, Abraham M. "Living with Interdependence: The Decades Ahead in 

 America." Futurist, v. 10, Feb. 1976: 4-14. 



Discusses the growing interdependence of nations and segments of the 



national economy and what impact this will have on individual Americans 



over the next 25 years. The areas of energy, environment, and food are 



discussed in particular. 



Skagestad, Gunnar. "The Frozen Frontier: Models for International Cooperation." 



Cooperation and Conflict, v. 10, no. 3, 1975: 167-187. 



Discusses international cooperation in the polar regions, with emphasis on 

 scientific, economic aspects, and regulation of sovereignty. 

 U.S. Geological Survey. International Cooperation in the Earth Sciences. [Washing- 

 ton] 1975. 32 p. 



"Summary of Geologic, Hydrologic and Topographic Investigations in 

 Other Countries." 



