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The war in Iraq was just the first of this century's "resource wars", in which powerful countries use force to secure valuable commodities, according to the British government's former chief scientific adviser, David King, the Guardian reported. Demands on the planet – stemming from population growth, a dwindling of natural resources and rising seas – will lead to more conflict, King said.https://dialogue.earth/content/uploads/2024/04/Dialogue-Earth-logo_Thumbnail.png1200675