Imported oil and U.S. national security

In 2007, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This book critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these imports and U.S. national security and assesses the economic, political, and military costs and benefits of potential policies to alleviate imported oil-relate...

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Autores Corporativos: Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program) (-), International Security and Defense Policy Center
Otros Autores: Crane, Keith, 1953- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp 2009.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-838-USCC.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Oil Markets and U.S. National Security; CHAPTER THREE Oil as a Foreign Policy Instrument; CHAPTER FOUR Oil Revenues, Rogue States, and Terrorist Groups; CHAPTER FIVE Incremental Costs for U.S. Forces to Secure the Supply and Transit of Oil from the Persian Gulf; CHAPTER SIX Policy Options to Address U.S. National Security Concerns Linked to Imported Oil; Bibliography