02084nam a22003258a 4500 CR9781139342476 UkCbUP 20180107143410.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120301s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139342476 (ebook) 9781107029675 (hardback) 9781107654976 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda HD9560.5 .C576 2013 355.02/73 23 Colgan, Jeff D., author. Petro-Aggression : When Oil Causes War / [electronic resource] Jeff D. Colgan. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations, exploring how countries form their foreign policy preferences and intentions. Why are some but not all oil-exporting 'petrostates' aggressive? To answer this question, a theory of aggressive foreign policy preferences is developed and then tested, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Petro-Aggression shows that oil creates incentives that increase a petrostate's aggression, but also incentives for the opposite. The net effect depends critically on its domestic politics, especially the preferences of its leader. Revolutionary leaders are especially significant. Using case studies including Iraq, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, this book offers new insight into why oil politics has a central role in global peace and conflict. Petroleum industry and trade Print version: 9781107029675 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342476 Cambridge Books Online 236393 236393