The Wilson Quarterly
Summer 2019

Water in a World of Conflict

Water is essential to life. But there’s increasingly too little—or too much—of it. Human beings aren’t helping. We make it dirty, and fight bitterly over it. Can our most precious resource be renewed to create a more healthy and peaceful world?

in this issue:

Beyond Water Wars

– Lauren Risi

Dire predictions of nations battling over water have not come true. The bitterest conflicts over water are closer to home.

Water and Fire

– Bret Schulte

Environmentalists are winning the battle to keep an Arkansas river clean. So why does history keep them looking over their shoulders?

A Sinking Metropolis

– Jennifer Moeller-Gulland and J. Carl Ganter

A day in the life of Jakarta—a city drowning in water insecurity.

The Big Leak

– Danielle Neighbour

Water is the hidden imbalance in U.S./China trade. The stakes for the climate and the economy are high.

Sea, Sun, and Peace?

– Naomi Zeveloff

An environmental group wants to unite Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians behind the idea that water can bring peace in the Middle East.

Oasis in Crisis: Lake Chad

– Richard Byrne

Violence put Lake Chad in the global headlines. Yet climate fragility is at the root of the region's many challenges.