Al J. Venter

The Middle East and North Africa have very limited supplies of fresh water. The rivers and aquifers supplying fresh water to the region are shared by countries that are not always at peace. In the following viewpoint, Al J. Venter asserts that peace and security in the region are dependent on the availability of adequate water supplies to all the affected countries. A decision or action by one country that affects the water supply of another country could lead to an international war, he maintains, as the affected country fights to secure its water rights. Venter is the Middle East correspondent for the London-based Jane’s International Defense Review and a special correspondent for Jane’s Intelligence Review. Jane’s Information Group is considered the world’s leading publisher of...