Energy and US foreign policy the quest for resource security after the Cold War
The author demonstrates how and why oil has played a central role in US relations with the wider world. He builds a compelling picture of America trying, and failing, to secure its energy supplies with enormous and sobering consequences; Washington's quest for oil has actually weakened and unde...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
I.B. Tauris
2012
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| Series: | International library of security studies ;
v. 3. |
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| Summary: | The author demonstrates how and why oil has played a central role in US relations with the wider world. He builds a compelling picture of America trying, and failing, to secure its energy supplies with enormous and sobering consequences; Washington's quest for oil has actually weakened and undermined its global influence and destabilized the world' economic prosperity and security. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 311 pages illustrations 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848857766 (hardback) 1848857764 (hardback) |