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| '''Oil imperialism theories''' assert that direct and indirect control of world ] reserves is a root factor in current ]. | |||
| ==Control of oil== | |||
| While economists and historians agree that access to and control of the access of others to important resources has throughout history been a factor in warfare and in diplomacy, oil imperialism theorists generally tend to assert that control of petroleum reserves has played an overriding role in international politics since ]. Many critics (and some supporters) of the ] and the ] as well as the ], argue that oil imperialism was a major driving force behind these conflicts. Some theories hold that access to oil defined 20th century ]s and was the key to the ascendance of the ] as the world's sole ] and explain how a transitioning country like ] is able to obtain such rapid GDP growth (see ]). ] states that the recent wars in Iraq are partly motivated by the desire to keep the ] as the international currency. | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
| Critics{{who|date=September 2013}} of oil imperialism theories suggest{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} that because the United States is the third largest oil producer,<ref name="eia">{{cite web | publisher= United States ] |url= http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/analysis_publications/oil_market_basics/supply_text.htm | title = Oil Market Basics - Supply | accessdate=2008-03-03}}</ref> and that it has historically been the leading oil producer in the world,<ref name="eia"/> the United States would be unlikely to predicate its foreign policy on the acquisition of oil with such an undue focus. They point out{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} that, relative to its consumption rate, oil is not an expensive commodity in the market.<ref name="priceofgallon">{{cite web | publisher= cockeyed.com |url= http://www.cockeyed.com/science/gallon/liquid.html | title = The Price of a Gallon | accessdate=2008-03-03}}</ref> | |||
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| * Diagram: Country by size of proven oil reserves | |||
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Oil imperialism theories assert that direct and indirect control of world petroleum reserves is a root factor in current international politics.
Control of oil
While economists and historians agree that access to and control of the access of others to important resources has throughout history been a factor in warfare and in diplomacy, oil imperialism theorists generally tend to assert that control of petroleum reserves has played an overriding role in international politics since World War I. Many critics (and some supporters) of the Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq as well as the 2011 Libyan civil war, argue that oil imperialism was a major driving force behind these conflicts. Some theories hold that access to oil defined 20th century empires and was the key to the ascendance of the United States as the world's sole superpower and explain how a transitioning country like Russia is able to obtain such rapid GDP growth (see Economy of the Soviet Union). Petrodollar theory states that the recent wars in Iraq are partly motivated by the desire to keep the US dollar as the international currency.
Criticism
Critics of oil imperialism theories suggest that because the United States is the third largest oil producer, and that it has historically been the leading oil producer in the world, the United States would be unlikely to predicate its foreign policy on the acquisition of oil with such an undue focus. They point out that, relative to its consumption rate, oil is not an expensive commodity in the market.
See also
References
- ^ "Oil Market Basics - Supply". United States Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- "The Price of a Gallon". cockeyed.com. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
External links
- Who has the oil? Diagram: Country by size of proven oil reserves
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