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The crucial global role that Asia will play in the 21st century cannot be underestimated. The pivot of global economic power is shifting east. Asia represents the new arena for analysis, power and influence. The narrative of the coming Asian century is dominated by a variety of factors — rising economic power, demography, ecology, fierce resource competition, water and food supply and security, as well as increasing military expenditure.
In 1985, Egyptian diplomat and eventual UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali famously commented that the next wars would not be over oil, but over water. Indeed, potentially explosive water conflicts are visible in most of the planet. Due to population increase, climate change and territorial disputes, the global water situation will become greatly exacerbated.
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