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Oil Wars (Paperback)
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Are oil-rich countries prone to war? And, if so, why? There is a
widely held belief that contemporary wars are motivated by the
desire of great powers like the United States or Russia to control
precious oil resources and to ensure energy security. This book
argues that the main reason why oil-rich countries are prone to war
is because of the character of their society and economy. Sectarian
groups compete for access to oil resources and finance their
military adventures through smuggling oil, kidnapping oil
executives, or blowing up pipelines. Outside intervention only
makes things worse. The use of conventional military force as in
Iraq can bring neither stability nor security of supply. This book
examines the relationship between oil and war in six different
regions: Angola, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Indonesia, Nigeria and
Russia. Each country has substantial oil reserves, and has a long
history of conflict. The contributors assess what part oil plays in
causing, aggravating or mitigating war in each region and how this
relation has altered with the changing nature of war. It offers a
novel conceptual approach bringing together Kaldor's work on 'new
wars' and Karl's work on the petro-state.
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