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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457654603321

Titolo

New security frontiers [[electronic resource] ] : critical energy and the resource challenge / / edited by Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2012

ISBN

1-317-08803-4

1-317-08802-6

1-283-36756-4

9786613367563

1-4094-1980-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Global interdisciplinary studies series

Altri autori (Persone)

Krishna-HenselSai Felicia

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Energy security

Energy policy

Power resources - Political aspects

Energy consumption - Political aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 Energy Security and the Revival of Geopolitics; 4 Global Energy Governance Post-2012; 5 An Economic and National Security Perspective on Critical Resources in the Energy Sector; 6 Hydropolitics in South American International Relations; 7 A Need for New Institutions?; Conclusions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

New Security Frontiers brings together a wide range of topics focusing on critical resource availability impacting upon global security and the geopolitical ramifications of resource competition. The volume addresses the development of strategic thinking on these issues and underscores the increasing awareness that this is a critical area of concern in the twenty-first century global landscape.