Crude Power: The Foreign Policy of Oil-Producing States
Journal: Libra
Year: 2014

As the price of oil has risen in recent years, resource-producing states have become more prominent in the international system. It is often remarked upon that these states are more prone to aggressive behavior, with cases such as Iraq, Iran and Libya commonly cited. Yet it is unclear whether there is in fact a link between oil and aggression. In addition, previous scholarly work has treated oil as an exogenous source of revenue, useful only for enabling military buildup in conflict. This approa