Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf: Framing U.S. Energy and Security Policies for the Gulf of GuineaLexington Books, 2006 - 329 pages 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. |
Contents
Oil and Security An Introduction | 1 |
A Region of Opportunities and Challenges | 25 |
A Region in Trouble | 79 |
The Emerging Terrorist Threat to West and Central Africa | 109 |
A History of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and the Old Gulf | 131 |
Contemporary US Foreign Policies in the New Gulf | 147 |
A New Framework for 21st Century USAfrica Policies | 181 |
Addressing the Security Challenges of the Gulf of Guinea | 195 |
Facilitating Economic Development | 229 |
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