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Fuel for Thought: Energy Part II. .

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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 64Environment. Publisher: Harvard International Review, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Alternative fuels | Energy development | Environmental degradation | Environmental risk assessment | Fuel cells | Hydrogen as fuel | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | Petroleum products -- Prices | Pollutants | Renewable energy sourcesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It is one of the main questions confronting experts in both government and academia: 'What drives foreign policy?' Theorists provide many answers--geopolitical concerns, security issues, domestic public opinion, or institutional constraints. But a literalist might answer more simply and no less accurately: energy." (HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW) This article "attempts to gauge energy's immense and diverse influences on international affairs," by examining "one of energy's most powerful actors, OPEC, and its position in the international energy market;" considering "efforts to make the market 'cleaner' through technology transfers to China;" discussing "nuclear energy by focusing on Iran;" explaining "the unique relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, largely driven by energy-related concerns;" investigating "the internal political and social impact of energy resources;" and surveying "the historical and future impact of energy on the environment."
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Originally Published: Fuel for Thought: Energy Part II, Winter 2005; pp. 40+.

"It is one of the main questions confronting experts in both government and academia: 'What drives foreign policy?' Theorists provide many answers--geopolitical concerns, security issues, domestic public opinion, or institutional constraints. But a literalist might answer more simply and no less accurately: energy." (HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW) This article "attempts to gauge energy's immense and diverse influences on international affairs," by examining "one of energy's most powerful actors, OPEC, and its position in the international energy market;" considering "efforts to make the market 'cleaner' through technology transfers to China;" discussing "nuclear energy by focusing on Iran;" explaining "the unique relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States, largely driven by energy-related concerns;" investigating "the internal political and social impact of energy resources;" and surveying "the historical and future impact of energy on the environment."

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