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The Geopolitics of Red Oil: Constructing the China threat through energy security book cover

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The Geopolitics of Red Oil Constructing the China threat through energy security

By Andrew Stephen Campion Copyright 2016
208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Energy security has emerged as one of the most important contemporary geopolitical issues. Access to reliable, cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies but the uneven distribution of energy supplies has led to perceptions of significant Western vulnerability. At the same time, many in the West have become wary of China’s re-emergence as a major power in global... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Central Discourses: The China Threat Discourse 3. Central Discourses: The Energy Security Discourse 4. Case Study: The CNOOC/Unocal Affair 5. Conclusion

Biography

Andrew Stephen Campion is the Head of Research at the Atlantic Council, UK. His work focusses on the construction of security threats with an emphasis on energy and China.

'This book is a valuable addition to scholarly works on energy security, national security, and foreign policy. Using the Unocal decision as a case study, the author has skilfully woven various arguments surrounding the failed bid to demonstrate how CTD made common cause with ESD to frustrate a legitimate market transaction. Informative and exhaustive, it expounds in depth on various allied themes--energy security, national security, national interest, the China threat, foreign policy, and many more--to corroborate the author’s central thesis.'

Sudha Mahalingam, H-Asia, H-Net Reviews

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