Crude Oil as a Strategic Power Factor in International Relations

Crude Oil as a Strategic Power Factor in International Relations
Author: Alexander Eriksröd
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3656418187

Pre-University Paper from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,0, , course: Internationale Wirtschafts- u. Kulturräume, language: English, abstract: This academic research paper sets out to examine the role of oil in international politics. It will first be studied which importance oil carries as a commodity and power factor. Examples for the use of oil in international relations are given to illustrate the more theoretical backgrounds. This paper employs two main examples: Norway, as an example of an oil-rich country and net exporter, and the Arctic region as an area of possible future conflict over oil. Using these examples, the different national interests will be shown to demonstrate what is at stake for the national states as well as for the international community.

International Relations: The Key Concepts

International Relations: The Key Concepts
Author: Martin Griffiths
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134584814

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

International Relations: The Key Concepts

International Relations: The Key Concepts
Author: Steven C. Roach
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2014-02-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135012121

‘To attempt such a difficult task requires ambition, confidence and skill. All three qualities are evident in this impressive reference book. It deserves a prominent place in all International Relations libraries’. Dr Scott Burchill, In Australian Journal of Political Science, 43:4, 747 — 766. Now in its third edition, International Relations: The Key Concepts, remains an important resource for anyone interested in international politics. Comprehensive and relevant, it has been fully revised to reflect the most important themes and issues in international relations in the post-9/11 era. Featuring new entries on: • The Arab Spring • Responsibility to Protect • Governmentality • Postcolonialism • Neoliberalism • Global Financial Crisis With suggestions for further reading and a useful guide to websites, International Relations: The Key Concepts is an ideal aid for students and newcomers to the field of International Relations.

The Evolution of Strategic Thought

The Evolution of Strategic Thought
Author: The International Institute for Strategic Studies
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134046022

The Adelphi Papers monograph series is the International Institute for Strategic Studies' principal contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research. Collected on the occasion of the Institute's 50th anniversary, the twelve Adelphi Papers in this volume represent some of the finest examples of writing on strategic issues. They offer

The Institutions Curse

The Institutions Curse
Author: Victor Menaldo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107138604

Debunks the view that natural resources lead to terrible outcomes by demonstrating that oil and minerals are actually a blessing.

American Energy Policy in the 1970s

American Energy Policy in the 1970s
Author: Robert Lifset
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0806145633

With Middle East blow-ups, pipeline politics, wind farm controversies, solar industry scandals, and disputes over fracking, it's natural to think that the energy policy debate is at its most intense ever. But it's easy to forget that energy issues dominated the nation's politics in the 1970s as well. Wars were fought, political careers made and unmade, and fortunes gambled and lost, all because of the vagaries of energy production and consumption, which held the American public and its politicians in thrall. This historical investigation focuses exclusively on American energy policy in the 1970s. Revisiting the last time energy issues came to the forefront of national political discourse, the essays collected here provide new insight into the energy crisis of that decade—insights with clear implications for our present dilemmas. Among a new generation of energy historians, the authors address questions of political leadership, foreign policy, supply, and demand. Chapters examine the politics of energy policymaking; efforts by American policymakers to increase supply and reduce demand; and the challenge of crafting American foreign policy as the Middle East emerges as the world’s leading oil-producing region. American Energy Policy in the 1970s reminds us of a wide range of policy successes and failures and offers an in-depth look at the complicated workings of such issues as café standards, alternative energy supplies, nuclear power, conservation, the strategic petroleum reserve, and the Carter Doctrine. This book restores historical clarity and context to the complex and politically freighted discussion of energy in America. It should inform and enlighten the discussion going forward.

Handbook on Oil and International Relations

Handbook on Oil and International Relations
Author: Dannreuther, Roland
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1839107553

This Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the multiple ways in which oil has shaped, changed and affected international relations and global politics. Theoretically innovative, it provides new insights into the interaction between the materiality of oil and its social, economic and political manifestations.

The BRICS Studies

The BRICS Studies
Author: Xu Xiujun
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2020-05-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000067793

Given their immense potential for development and representation of a new international political and economic order, the BRICS countries have become a strong nascent force on the global stage. However, as overall economic growth continues to slow down, and the geopolitical situation becomes more complex, the BRICS countries are facing a series of new challenges that require further development in the way they cooperate with one another. This volume offers a panoramic view of cooperation between the BRICS countries in the light of these new challenges. The editors reveal that policy coordination has been strengthened, bringing into play complementary advantages as viable ways for promoting robust, sustainable, and balanced growth in the world economy. They argue that the experience gained, and lessons learned in the development of and cooperation between the BRICS countries has offered a positive role model for cooperation between other countries as well as providing valuable lessons for research in international politics. Students and scholars in international relations and politics will benefit from this volume.

An Introduction to Energy Diplomacy

An Introduction to Energy Diplomacy
Author: Haiyun Wang
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2022-03-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811691096

This book discusses the basic and cutting-edge theories in the area of energy diplomacy in the global context, focusing on topics such as international dialogues on energy, government-directed partnerships, international energy games, the activities of international agencies, and public energy diplomacy. It also analyzes in detail the relationship between global energy diplomacy and international energy, while at the same time identifying the major problems of China’s energy diplomacy to provide a framework for the country’s energy diplomacy strategy—an essential component of China’s overall diplomatic strategy.

India’s Quest for Energy Through Oil and Natural Gas

India’s Quest for Energy Through Oil and Natural Gas
Author: Sanjay Kumar Pradhan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9811552207

This book analyzes energy security through the lens of oil and natural gas and explains how geopolitics and security challenges affect India’s quest for energy security. It also offers insights into India’s international trade and investment in the overseas oil and natural gas markets and discusses shale energy, adopting region-specific (Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, and LAC), country-specific (Russia and the US), maritime-specific (Arctic and South China Sea), and pipeline-specific (TAPI, MBI, IPI, and RCI) approaches to analyze India’s oil and natural gas trade and investment abroad. The introductory chapter examines energy perspectives in international relations and conceptualizes energy geopolitics and energy security from both international and Indian standpoints. The book also highlights the similarities and differences in the issues involved in the global oil and natural gas market, and India’s approach to these, offering a roadmap for holistic and integrated energy security through oil and natural gas. Since India’s energy trade and investment in the international oil and natural gas market are not free from the effects of political instability, corruption, environment crisis, militancy, terrorism, war, and geopolitical involvement and interference, the book investigates the nature and extent of the security threats and competition India faces in the oil and natural gas-producing countries while pursuing its trade and investments there. As major sources of energy, oil and natural gas are strategic assets, and energy security is one of the core areas of India’s foreign policy pursuits. As such, the chapters critically assess India’s energy policy and resource diplomacy, providing analyses of the issues raised, identifying the central arguments and presenting existing cooperations – with past examples where necessary. The book appeals to scholars and policymakers active in the fields of energy, political science, international relations, economics, foreign policy, peace and conflict, security and geopolitics, as well as non-experts interested in this topic.