Smart Geopolitics, Dangerous Ideas: Energy security, Ideology, and the Challenges of American Policy in the Persian Gulf

Both as a superpower and as the West's leading security provider, the US has seen its commitment to the stability of the Gulf region and the preservation of access to its oil supplies increase. US Persian Gulf policy, however, has been shaped not only by pure geopolitical considerations, but al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diego Pagliarulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2016-08-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
Subjects:
oil
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/11639