Autor: Brenda Shaffer

It is not uncommon to hear states and their leaders criticized for ‘mixing oil and politics.’ The U.S.-led Iraq War was criticized as a ‘war for oil.’ When energy exporters overtly use energy as a to …

When countries discover that they possess large deposits of oil and natural gas, the news is usually welcome. Yet, paradoxically, if they rely on their wealth of natural resources, they often set dow …

In recent years, analysts of world affairs have suggested that cultural interests-ethnicity, religion, and ideology-play a primary role in patterns of conflict and alliances, and that in the future t …

Iran is More than Persia: Ethnic Politics in Iran analyses Iranian politics from a unique perspective, one that focuses on the relations between the Persian-dominated Iranian state and the country’s …

Iran is More than Persia: Ethnic Politics in Iran analyses Iranian politics from a unique perspective, one that focuses on the relations between the Persian-dominated Iranian state and the country’s …

Energy is an enabler of – and a constraint on – military power. Operational Energy provides military officers with knowledge and skills to plan effectively for the operational energy needs of their f …

Energy is an enabler of – and a constraint on – military power. Operational Energy provides military officers with knowledge and skills to plan effectively for the operational energy needs of their f …