Enegy and us foreign policy : the quest for resource security aft er the cold war /
Ahmed Mahdi.
- 311 pages ; 22 cm.
- International library of security studies ; v. 3 .
- International library of security studies ; 3. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-303) and index.
Introduction -- Foreign energy resources in the post-cold war decade : the democracy conundrum, regional diversification, and an ad hoc pol icy on energy resources -- The unilateral oilman : energy procurement i n George W. Bush's foreign policy (January-September 2001) -- Anti-terr orism melds with energy procurement : how th 11 September attacks affec ted the quest for foreign oil -- 'A big shot' and 'a lot of money' : op eration Iraqi Freedom and US foreign energy policy -- Conclusion : over stretch, the decline of energy security and the fall of the American em pire.
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 A merica trying, and failing, to secure its energy supplies with enormous and sobering consequences; Washington's quest for oil has actually wea kened and undermined its global influence and destabilized the world' e conomic prosperity and security. By dissecting the failures of the US t o secure its own economic and energy interests, and by demonstrating th e impact this has had on the rest of the world, especially in the Middl e East, the author offers vital analysis for researchers and students o f international relations, diplomacy, security and energy studies, and those interested in the future of US foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Since 1989
Energy policy-- United States. Petroleum industry and trade-- Political aspects-- United States. Security, International. Energy policy. Diplomatic relations. Petroleum industry and trade-- political aspects. Security, International. Energievorrat. Erdol. Aussenpolitik.
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