Oilcraft - The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U S Energy Policy

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Oilcraft - The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U S Energy Policy
epub | 2.06 MB | English | Author :Robert Vitalis | B088KPK14Q | 2020 | Stanford University Press

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[spoiler]A bracing corrective to the myths that have shaped economic, military, and diplomatic policy, dispelling our oil-soaked fantasies of dependence.
There is a conventional wisdom about oil-that the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf is what guarantees access to this strategic resource; that the "special" relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; and that these assumptions in turn provide Washington enormous leverage over Europe and Asia. Except, the conventional wisdom is wrong.
Robert Vitalis debunks the myths to reveal "oilcraft," a line of magical thinking closer to witchcraft than statecraft. Oil is a commodity like any other: bought, sold, and subject to market forces. Thus, the first goal of this book is to expose the suspect fears of oil scarcity and conflict. The second goal is to investigate the significant geopolitical impact of these false beliefs.
In particular, Vitalis sho how we...
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Category : | History of Arabian Peninsula, International Relations, 21st Century History of the U.S.

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