The Bush administration and African oil: The security implications of US energy policy

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 30, Issue 98, 2003, Pages 573-584

  Volman, Daniel ^a  

^a African Security Research Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MILITARY INTERVENTION;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742270340     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04     Document Type: Article

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