Bio Wars: Genetic Resources, Biotechnology, and the Geopolitics of Global Power

This book examines how biotechnology, genetic resources, and biological data have become strategic assets reshaping global geopolitical and economic competition. It analyzes the convergence of genomics, artificial intelligence, platform capitalism, and climate-driven ecological instability, arguing that biological systems are increasingly governed through concentrated corporate and state networks.It develops an integrated framework combining genetic sovereignty, biosecurity, digital biopower, and ecological risk theory. The COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate stress are interpreted as systemic shocks that exposed weaknesses in global bio-governance, including fragmented regulation, fragile bio-supply chains, and the absence of international standards for genomic data.The book argues that biological power is now a central axis of twenty-first-century geopolitical stratification. While biotechnology advances medicine, agriculture, and environmental management, its benefits remain unevenly distributed. It proposes a governance framework for the bioeconomy centered on transparency, equity, data sovereignty, and institutional accountability.

Pagina's: 100, Paperback, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing