Oil, the state, and war : the foreign policies of petrostates / Emma Ashford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashford, Emma, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Gas industry--Political aspects.

Gas industry.

Petroleum industry and trade--Military aspects.

Gas industry--Military aspects.

War--Economic aspects.

War.

International relations.

international relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Petrostates play an outsize role in world affairs. The largest producers of oil and natural gas are wealthy states that translate that wealth into influence. They start more wars and support violent proxies abroad. Oil-rich states prop up the global arms trade, but they also use their wealth for diplomatic and aid purposes. Many assume that petrostates can use their contribution to global oil supply as a weapon, but this is more myth than reality. Emma Ashford provides a comprehensive exploration of the foreign policy capabilities of oil-rich states through qualitative and quantitative analysis and short case studies of the foreign policies of petrostates. At the same time, the book argues that there are different types of petrostates that exhibit vastly different behaviors and capabilities. In exploring the universe of petrostates through a unique typology, this book helps us to better understand the diverse ways in which oil shapes the foreign policy of these states, and, in turn, how they shape the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Petrostates: A Typology

2. Applying the Typology: Petrostates at War

3. Resource Arms Racing: Oil Wealth and Military Power

4. Petroleum Proxies and Oil Altruism: The Light and Dark of Oil Wealth

5. Institutions, Intelligence, and Personalization: The Resource Curse and Foreign Policy

6. Crude Power: The Oil Weapon in Practice

7. Under the Umbrella: Soft Oil Power and Hegemonic Protection

8. Facing the Future: Peak Petrostate?

Appendixes

A. Methods and Measurements

B. Oil and Conflict

C. Military Spending and Arms Sales

D. Soft Power, Sanctions, and Oil.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-342) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Ashford, Emma. Oil, the state, and war

ISBN:

9781647122379

1647122376

9781647122386

1647122384

OCLC:

1255521765