American oil diplomacy in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea - Bahgat, Gawdat (University Press of Florida, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and index
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
''An excellent study of U.S. policy on creating and maintaining a state of energy security.''--Hafeez Malik, Villanova UniversityThe 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