WATER SECURITY IN A RESOURCE-STRAINED WORLD By Chris Overcash For any society, one of the basic security needs is access to a clean and sustainable source of water. As we move through the 21st century, meeting this simple necessity is expected to become more and more of a challenge. For the 55th Annual U.S. Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, held in April 2015, the topic of Sustainability and Sovereignty: Global Security in a Resource-Strained World paid special attention to the question of access to water around the world. I was asked to serve as the water resources expert for a panel discussion on day one of the three-day conference. This conference brings Naval Midshipmen and students from universities around the world together to discuss the chosen topic with experts in the field. (continued on page 24)