American oil diplomacy in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea
By: Gawdat Bahgat.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Persian Gulf Region.; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Caspian Sea Region.; Geopolitics -- Persian Gulf Region.; Geopolitics -- Caspian Sea Region.; World politics -- 21st century.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Persian Gulf Region.; Persian Gulf Region -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Caspian Sea Region.; Caspian Sea Region -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Description: "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. He argues that long-term U.S. energy strategy must be built on diversity of both the fuel mix and the geographic origin of that fuel. It should include a broad combination of measures that would stimulate domestic production, provide incentives for conservation, promote clean technologies, and eliminate political barriers to world markets."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and index.