Petro-Aggression
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Petro-Aggression

When Oil Causes War

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Petro-Aggression

When Oil Causes War

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Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff D. Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations, exploring how countries form their foreign policy preferences and intentions. Why are some but not all oil-exporting 'petrostates' aggressive? To answer this question, a theory of aggressive foreign policy preferences is developed and then tested, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Petro-Aggression shows that oil creates incentives that increase a petrostate's aggression, but also incentives for the opposite. The net effect depends critically on its domestic politics, especially the preferences of its leader. Revolutionary leaders are especially significant. Using case studies including Iraq, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, this book offers new insight into why oil politics has a central role in global peace and conflict.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781107302860
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
International Relations
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Petro-Aggression
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 A theory of oil, revolution, and conflict
  12. 3 Evidence and research design
  13. 4 Quantitative impact of oil and revolution on conflict
  14. 5 Iraq
  15. 6 Libya and the Arab Jamahiriyya
  16. 7 Iran
  17. 8 Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
  18. 9 Saudi Arabia
  19. 10 Does oil cause revolution?
  20. 11 Conclusion and policy implications
  21. References
  22. Index