When Oil Causes War / [electronic resource] Colgan, Jeff D. creator author. text enk 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). 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. Jeff D. Colgan. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Petroleum industry and trade HD9560.5 .C576 2013 355.02/73 9781139342476 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342476 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342476 UkCbUP 120301 20180107143410.0 CR9781139342476