Imported Oil and U.S. National Security

• Main Author: Crane, Keith (auth)
• Other Authors: Goldthau, Andreas (auth), Toman, Michael (auth), Light, Thomas (auth), Johnson, Stuart E. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: International relations; Warfare & defence; Environmental policy & protocols; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In 2007, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This book critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these imports and U.S. national security and assesses the economic, political, and military costs and benefits of potential policies to alleviate imported oil?relate...