US Foreign Oil Policy since World War I - For Profits and Security, Stephen Randall (book review)
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in Book Reviews and Related Material
Introduction
Stephen Randall, US Foreign Oil Policy since World War I - For Profits and Security, Second Edition, McGill, Queens U Press, 2005, ISBN 0-7735-2922-5, 418 pages, Notes, Bibliography, Index, US $ 34.95 Security of oil (and now also, in particular for Europe and perhaps also Asian countries) gas supplies is now again high on the policy agenda. It, naturally, lies dormant in periods of low prices, thus oversupply and weak bargaining power of producers, but it raises its head in situations of war, insecurity and high oil (and gas/energy) prices (with the bargaining ...