Israel's energy security: The caspian sea and the Middle East

Israel Affairs

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 406-415

  Bahgat, Gawdat ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspian sea; Energy cooperation; Energy outlook; Energy security; Israel; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954167348     PISSN: 13537121     EISSN: 17439086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13537121.2010.487729     Document Type: Article

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