A bracing corrective to the Myths That have shaped economic, military, and diplomatic policy, dispelling our oil-soaked fantasies of dependence. military presence in the Persian Gulf is what guarantees access to this strategic resource; That the "special" relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; and That these assumptions in turn provide Washington enormous leverage over Euro.
There is a conventional wisdom about oil--That the U.
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A bracing corrective to the Myths That have shaped economic, military, and diplomatic policy, dispelling our oil-soaked fantasies of dependence