Energy and National Security in the 21st Century

by Clawson, Patrick; National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies

• ISBN13: 9781579060268
• ISBN10: 1579060269
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: New York Univ Pr

Summary

This volume poses two central questions. What does energy security mean now that energy supply is increasingly determined by market forces? What are the most likely circumstances under which the United States may have to apply diplomatic and military pressure to ensure orderly world energy markets? The essays examine the areas of the energy market that are of most concern to American national security. They also consider energy prospects in key countries from their security point of view, either because the countries are in volatile regions such as the Persian Gulf or because they are major military as well as energy powers such as Russia.The contributors are Phil Sharp, John Lyman, Vladimir Likhachev, Milton Russell, Fereidun Fesharaki, Eliyahu Kanovsky, Guy Caruso, Robert Eynon, Thomas Cochran, Hill G. Huntington, Vito Stagliano, Kenneth G. Moore, John Riggs, and M. T. Freund.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 3
The Political View	p. 11
The Industry View	p. 17
Discussion: Energy Imports	p. 23
Russia's Potential as an Energy Producer and Exporter	p. 33
Energy Prospects in China	p. 37
Energy Outlook in the Newly Industrialized Asian Countries	p. 57
The Woeful State of Saudi Finances	p. 63
Discussion: Energy and Oil Supply	p. 76
The Future of Nuclear Energy in Electricity Generation	p. 85
Nuclear Energy's Proliferation Problem	p. 95
Discussion: Nuclear Issues	p. 115
Macroeconomic Consequences Of Oil Supply Shocks	p. 117
The Ghost of OPEC	p. 125
How Important are Conservation and Renewables?	p. 135
Discussion: Energy Vulnerability	p. 139
Identifying Future Courses for Crises	p. 151
About the Editor	p. 191
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