Imported oil and U.S. national security / / Keith Crane ... [et al.].

• Superior document: RAND Corporation monograph series ; MG-838-USCC404-310803432
• Author: Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program)
• TeilnehmendeR: Crane, Keith, 1953-; Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program); International Security and Defense Policy Center.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-838-USCC.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (127 p.)
• Notes: "The study was sponsored by the Institute for 21st Century Energy, which is affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and co-conducted by the Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program (EEED) within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (ISE) and the International Security and Defense Policy Center (ISDP) of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD." --Pref.

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-related challenges to U.S. national security.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Oil Markets and U.S. National Security; CHAPTER THREE Oil as a Foreign Policy Instrument; CHAPTER FOUR Oil Revenues, Rogue States, and Terrorist Groups; CHAPTER FIVE Incremental Costs for U.S. Forces to Secure the Supply and Transit of Oil from the Persian Gulf; CHAPTER SIX Policy Options to Address U.S. National Security Concerns Linked to Imported Oil; Bibliography