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The risk pivot : great powers, international security, and the energy revolution / Bruce Jones, David Steven.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Bruce D., author.
- Steven, David, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power resources.
- Energy consumption.
- Security, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The last decade has seen a revolution in global energy. First, we saw explosive growth in demand from Asia's rising powers, which fueled fears about scarcity and conflict. But we've also seen an American revolution in technology and markets, resulting in a dramatic increase in sup-ply. This is strengthening America's hand in the world-but it's not without complications. There are major security consequences of these shifts. Among the most consequential are China and India, Asia's emerging giants, which are increasingly exposed to political risks associated with energy risks, as well as the ene
- Contents:
- Introduction : an energy revolution
- Energy and geopolitics
- Resources and globalization
- Energy and climate
- Toward sustainable globalization : the international governance of energy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780815726050
- 0815726058
- OCLC:
- 895257946
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