American oil diplomacy in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea / Gawdat Bahgat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bahgat, Gawdat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Persian Gulf Region.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Caspian Sea Region.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Geopolitics--Persian Gulf Region.

Geopolitics.

Geopolitics--Caspian Sea Region.

Caspian Sea Region--Foreign relations--United States.

Caspian Sea Region.

Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States.

Persian Gulf Region.

United States--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Caspian Sea Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

''An excellent study of U.S. policy on creating and maintaining a state of energy security.''--Hafeez Malik, Villanova University The United States is the world's largest oil consumer and importer. Here Gawdat Bahgat examines the nation's growing dependence on fossil fuels--particularly oil--and the main challenges it faces in securing supplies from two energy-rich regions, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Tables vii; List of Maps ix; Preface xi; List of Abbreviations xv; 1. U.S. Energy Security 1; 2. The Global Energy Scene 24; 3. Managing Dependence: American-Saudi Oil Diplomacy 43; 4. The United States and Iraq: Continuity and Change 72; 5. The United States and Iran: Prospects for Rapprochement 103; 6. The Geopolitics of the Caspian Sea 140; Glossary 175; Notes 179; Bibliography 193; Index 207

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-206) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-3188-5

OCLC:

476046472