Energy and US Foreign Policy : the Quest for Resource Security after the Cold War.

The quest for oil can be seen as a defining principle of global US foreign policy, an imperative which has shaped and redefined the practice of American diplomacy, especially in the wake of 9/11, which raised questions about the stability of global oil resources. In "Energy and US Foreign Polic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mahdi, Ahmed
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
Colección:International library of security studies.
Temas:
Since 1989
Energy policy > United States.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > United States.
Security, International.
Politique énergétique > États-Unis.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Iraq War.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Diplomatic relations.
Energy policy.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects.
United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1989-
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. FOREIGN ENERGY RESOURCES IN THE POST-COLD WAR DECADE: The Democracy Conundrum, Regional Diversification, and an Ad Hoc Policy on Energy Resources; 2. THE UNILATER AL OILMAN: Energy Procurement in George W. Bush's Foreign Policy (January-September 2001); 3. ANTI-TERRORISM MELDS WITH ENERGY PROCUREMENT: How the 11 September Attacks Affected the Quest for Foreign Oil; 4. 'A BIG SHOT' AND 'A LOT OF MONEY': Operation Iraqi Freedom and US Foreign Energy Policy; CONCLUSION: Overstretch, the Decline of Energy Security and the Fall of the American Empire.

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