Energy Considerations in United States Foreign Policy

Hendrik Houthakker

Cato Journal, 1981, vol. 1, issue 2, 313-337

Abstract: Of the various ways in which energy enters into American foreign policy, the most important for national security is the heavy depen- dence of the United States and most of its allies on oil from unreli- able sources, particularly from the Middle East. In comparison, other energy-related foreign policy problems, such as the tendency toward proliferation of nuclear weapons and the effects of high oil prices on the international capital markets, have a less immediate significance. The situation with respect to oil of each of various groups of countries will be discussed in turn, with incidental refer- ences to other energy matters. The final section, dealing with the United States, will present certain conclusions concerning our foreign policy.

Keywords: energy; United States; foreign policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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