Energy and US Foreign Policy by Ahmed Mahdi
The quest for oil can be seen as a defining principle of global US foreign policy, an imperative which has shaped and redefined the practice of American diplomacy, especially in the wake of 9/11, which raised questions about the stability of global oil resources. In "Energy and US Foreign Policy", Ahmed Mahdi relates the military expansion of the world's biggest superpower to its quest to gain guaranteed and secure access to the world's most important commodity. Examining the foreign policy of George Bush Sr., Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, culminating in the unprecedented military campaigns of the latter, Mahdi demonstrates how and why oil has played a central role in US relations with the wider world. By dissecting the failures of the US to secure its own economic and energy interests, and by demonstrating the devastating impact this has had on the rest of the world, especially in the Middle East, Mahdi offers vital analysis for researchers and students of International Relations, Diplomacy, Security and Energy Studies.
'What was the motivation behind the Bush Administration's foreign policy, especially towards the Middle East? And did it work? It is to Ahmed Mahdi's credit that he avoids the easy - and incorrect - answersThis was not just about oil or power or American ideology. The Bush foreign policy concerned all of these and more, as it pursued a long-term American dominance. But, as Dr Mahdi shows, the quest did not work. Instead, the US found itself facing even more challenges to its supposed supremacy after the failure of the intervention in Iraq. A powerful and important book.' - Professor Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies, University of Birmingham
Ahmed Mahdi holds a PhD in American foreign policy from the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Clashing Forces: Introductory Essays on World Politics and Modern History (2004) and The Grip: Notes and Thoughts on American Power and the Persian Gulf (2004).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848857766 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848857764 |
| Title | Energy and US Foreign Policy |
| Author | Ahmed Mahdi |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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