Causes Quote by Lester R. Brown

Global stability - economic as well as political - is at risk.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

People talk about the energy crisis, but the worst future crisis may be in food.

— Lorne Greene

Here at home, ... while the most likely scenario remains solid growth and low inflation -- subject to the usual ups and downs --…

— Robert Rubin

Food security is a global problem, with real and immediate effects on national security.

— Will Hurd

In this era of tightening world food supplies, the ability to grow food is fast becoming a new form of geopolitical leverage, and countries…

— Lester R. Brown

Social unrest and protectionism are the two major risks of the world economic crisis.

— Christine Lagarde

Stability leads to instability. The more stable things become and the longer things are stable, the more unstable they will be when the crisis…

— Hyman Minsky

“[The] concentration of our food supply is also a national security threat. A few dedicated terrorists with a crude map could, in a few…

— Ken Midkiff

Some doomsayers think the collapse will be triggered by runaway government spending, excessive taxation, oppressive regulation, food shortages, fuel shortages or natural disasters such…

— Robert Higgs

Eighty percent of the people in the world have no food safety net. When disaster strikes — the economy gets blown, people lose a…

— Josette Sheeran

The current economic crisis...has numerous causes and sends a powerful message about the need for a profound revision of the model of global economic…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The specter of climate change threatens worsening natural disasters, rapid urbanization, forced migration, and economic hardship for the most vulnerable. Despite significant global advances,…

— Tedros Adhanom