James J. F. Forest, Matthew V. Sousa

Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf (eBook, ePUB)

Framing U.S. Energy and Security Policies for the Gulf of Guinea

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf examines the national security implications of U.S. energy security policies in the Middle East, and the emerging U.S. involvement in oil exploration and extraction in West Africa. Similar political, social, and economic challenges_poverty, corruption, lack of infrastructure, and weak governments_are seen in the oil-producing states of both the Middle East and Africa. Drawing comparisons between these two regions allows Forest and Sousa to formulate policy recommendations for how to handle foreign policy toward Africa in the future based on lessons learned from past interaction with the Middle East. Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf promises to inform a lively debate over the future of U.S. foreign policies toward Africa and is a valuable resource for policymakers and the academic community that should be approached in a coherent, integrated fashion to ensure the success of the United State's energy and national security agendas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739158371
• Artikelnr.: 39418914

Autorenporträt

James J.F. Forest is director of terrorism studies and assistant professor at the United States Military Academy. Mattew V. Sousa is currently serving as a Foreign Area Officer in the U.S. Army, specializing in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Oil and Security: An Introduction
Chapter 2 A Region of Opportunities and Challenges
Chapter 3 A Region in Trouble
Chapter 4 The Emerging Terrorist Threat to West and Central Africa
Chapter 5 A History of U.S. Foreign Policies in the Middle East and the Old
Gulf
Chapter 6 Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policies in the New Gulf
Chapter 7 A New Framework for 21st Century U.S.-Africa Policies
Chapter 8 Addressing the Security Challenges of the Gulf of Guinea
Chapter 9 Facilitating Economic Development
Chapter 10 Democratization and Leadership for Good Governance
Chapter 11 The Policy Coordination Imperative
Chapter 12 Conclusion