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Watercovers 75% of the earth’s surface. Most of it contains highconcentrations of salt and is unusable to developing countries forconsumption or irrigation purposes because desalination is tooexpensive. Consequently, when a water source like a major riveroriginates in one country and flows into another, the shared watersource could become an issue of national security. (For example, if onecountry dams or diverts a shared river for irrigation purposes, it couldreduce the amount of water flowing downstream to the second country).

Forthis week’s discussion, think of the enduring disputes taking placebetween Jordan and Israel (Jordan controls the headwaters of