This edited book analyses the strategic dimensions of energy security, particularly where energy resources have become the object of military competition.

1. Introduction: The Militarization of Energy Security Daniel Moran and James A. Russell 2. The Battlefield and the Market Place: Two Cautionary Tales Daniel Moran 3. Petroleum Anxiety and the Militarization of Energy Security Michael T. Klare 4. Al-Qaeda, Oil Dependence, and U.S. Foreign Policy Peter Haynes 5. Gulf Oil and International Security: Can the World's Only Superpower Keep the Oil Flowing? Duane Chapman 6. Regional Issues and Strategic Responses: The Gulf States Saad Rahim 7. Energy Security: The Russian Connection Amy Myers Jaffe and Ronald Soligo 8. Central Asia: Energy Resources, Politics, and Security? Thomas H. Johnson 9. Maintaining Gazpromistan: The Politics of Turkmen Gas Exports Christopher Boucek 10. Energy Security: The Case of VenezuelaHarold A.Trinkunas 11. Chinese Energy Security and the Chinese RegimeJacqueline Newmyer 12. Resource Mercantilism and the Militarization of Resource Management: Rising Asia and the Future of American Primacy in the Persian GulfFlynt Leverett Index