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050	0	0	_aUA995.P47 _bL47 1991
100	1		_aLesser, Ian O., _d1957- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOil, the Persian Gulf, and grand strategy : _bcontemporary issues in historical perspective / _cIan O. Lesser.
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1991.
300			_axiii, 31 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"National Defense Research Institute"--Cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aTwo distinct and competing traditions, the autarkic-continental and the liberal-maritime, have played a key role in shaping grand strategy toward economically vital regions such as the Persian Gulf. These two traditions have historically differed in three main ways: how they view the overseas supply of resources (liability vs. asset), their preferred strategy of access to vital regions (continental vs. maritime), and their impetus for action (geopolitical vs. vital interests). The author reaches a number of conclusions with implications for U.S. policy: (1) effective strategy toward the Persian Gulf and its oil resources has always been developed in the context of broader, grand-strategic objectives; (2) resource-related needs and objectives have tended to be determined by broader strategic aims, not vice versa; (3) the coalition approach to Persian Gulf security that has characterized U.S. strategy since the Carter Administration is within the Anglo-American liberal-maritime tradition regarding access to economically vital areas; (4) the perception of the Persian Gulf as an area of vital interest has remained constant and is not simply the result of its oil production; and (5) the rise of powerful regional actors (e.g., Iran, Iraq) is new, but it does not mean that U.S. freedom of action will be constrained or that the need for military power will be reduced.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aWorld politics _y20th century.
651		0	_aPersian Gulf Region _xPolitics and government.
651		0	_aPersian Gulf Region _xStrategic aspects.
710	2		_aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.). _bInternational Security and Defense Strategy Program.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bCentral Command.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bJoint Chiefs of Staff.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4072/
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