John Foster
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 Oil and World PoliticsThe real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more |
This book identifies the underlying role played by the oil and gas resource and the oil industry in international affairs, with a focus on recent conflict zones. It discusses military … | John Foster | 280 | 2018 | View |
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From Petroleum and GeopoliticsFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses petroleum, the most valuable commodity in world trade, and its ties to politics and power. Introduces the links between governments and oil corporations, the history of petrodollars in … | John Foster | 30 | 2018 | $3.00 Add |
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From Iraq: A Quest for ControlFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Documents the official reasons for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the quest for control of Iraq’s oil wealth. The post-2003 Iraqi government resisted opening oil to foreign ownership, … | John Foster | 19 | 2018 | $1.90 Add |
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From Syria: A Tale of Two PipelinesFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Analyzes the Syrian conflict, in which Big Powers (US, Russia) and regional powers (Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) clash over Sunni-Shia divisions, terrorism, and petroleum. Initial … | John Foster | 31 | 2018 | $3.10 Add |
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From Iran: Out of the Cold?From: Oil and World Politics |
Analyzes Iran as an independent regional power with immense oil and gas resources and a century-long history of Western interference. Recent disputes centred on the Western assumption that Iran … | John Foster | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
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From Libya: NATO Creates a Failed StateFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Analyzes how NATO countries, including Canada, interpreted a UN resolution as justifying an aerial war against Libya in 2011, claimed humanitarian motives (Responsibility to Protect), and … | John Foster | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From Maritime Trade Routes and ConflictFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses five strategic waterways (Strait of Hormuz, Mandab Strait, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, South China Sea) which are geopolitically vital as petroleum trade routes from the Middle East. … | John Foster | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From Afghanistan: The TAPI PipelineFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses Afghanistan’s geopolitically strategic location between Central and South Asia, and the long-planned pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India (TAPI). … | John Foster | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From Ukraine and Pipeline Rivalry: Two NarrativesFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Analyzes the two narratives (US/NATO and Russian) relating to the change of government in 2014, the civil war and sanctions. Considers energy security issues: Ukraine’s reliability as the … | John Foster | 40 | 2018 | $4.00 Add |
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From Economic Skirmishes and Pressures: Whose Oil Is It?From: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses economic pressures on oil-producing countries to conform to the Washington Consensus. Examines the use of the IMF, World Bank and regional development banks to promote neoliberalism, … | John Foster | 38 | 2018 | $3.80 Add |
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From The Petroleum Game: New RealitiesFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses the patterns of Western military and economic interventions during the twenty-first century, and petroleum’s largely hidden role in world politics. US pressures have influenced … | John Foster | 26 | 2018 | $2.60 Add |
