Crude Strategy: Rethinking the US Military Commitment to Defend Persian Gulf Oil

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Charles L. Glaser, Rosemary A. Kelanic
Georgetown University Press, 12‏/08‏/2016 - 312 من الصفحات

Should the United States ask its military to guarantee the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf? If the US security commitment is in fact strategically sound, what posture should the military adopt to protect Persian Gulf oil?

Charles L. Glaser and Rosemary A. Kelanic present a collection of new essays from a multidisciplinary team of political scientists, historians, and economists that provide answers to these questions. Contributors delve into a range of vital economic and security issues: the economic costs of a petroleum supply disruption, whether or not an American withdrawal increases the chances of oil-related turmoil, the internal stability of Saudi Arabia, budgetary costs of the forward deployment of US forces, and the possibility of blunting the effects of disruptions with investment in alternative energy resources. The result is a series of bold arguments toward a much-needed revision of US policy toward the Persian Gulf during an era of profound change in oil markets and the balance of power in the Middle East.

 

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List of Illustrations
The Case for a Residual
1941 to the Present
Assessing Current US Policies and Goals in the Persian Gulf
The Economic Costs of Persian Gulf Oil Supply Disruptions
Saudi Arabian Oil and US Interests
List of Contributors
The Flow of Persian Gulf Oil in the Absence of
US Spending on Its Military Commitments to the Persian Gulf
The Potential Benefits of Alternative
Should the United States Stay in the Gulf?
Index
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Charles L. Glaser is a professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs and Department of Political Science at George Washington University as well as director of the Elliott School's Institute for Security and Conflict Studies. He is the author of several books, including Rational Theory of International Politics: The Logic of Competition and Cooperation.

Rosemary A. Kelanic is an assistant professor of political science at Williams College.

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