Tampa, Florida, is not one of the places you usually think of as a hub for American relations with the oil kingdoms of the Persian Gulf.
An edition of Blood and Oil
(2004)
Blood and oil
the dangers and consequences of America's growing dependency on imported petroleum
1st Owl Books ed.
by Michael T. Klare
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"Since September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil that lie beneath the region's soil. Klare traces oil's impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, and Carter doctrines. He shows how America's own wells are drying up as our demand increases; by 2010 the United States will need to import 60 percent of its oil. And since most to this supply will have to come from chronically unstable, often violently anti-American zones - the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, Latin America, and Africa - our dependency is bound to lead to recurrent military involvement."--BOOK JACKET
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National security, Politique énergétique, Industrie pétrolière, Seguridad nacional, Petroleum industry and trade, Sécurité énergétique, Politique étrangère, Industrie et commerce, Sécurité nationale, Dépendance énergétique, Industria y comercio, Réserve de pétrole, Pétrole, Política energética, Petróleo, Energy policy, National security, united states, Oil industries, Petroleum industry and trade, united states, Energy policy, united states, United states, foreign relations, United states, military policy, Industria del petróleo, Industria petrolífera, Defensa nacional, Petroleum reserves, Foreign relations, Military policy, Diplomatic relations, Energiepolitik, Erdölindustrie, Innere Sicherheit, Buitenlandse politiek, Energiebeleid, AardoliePlaces
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Table of Contents
The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security
Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia
Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration
Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum
No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf
Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin
Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity
Afterword: the permanent energy crisis.
Edition Notes
"With a new afterword"--Cover.
"The American empire project"--Cover.
"An Owl book"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-259) and index.
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