Economics and environmental incentives, as well as advances in technology, are reshaping
the traditional view of industrial systems. The anticipation of a large penetration of plug-in …

Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff
D. Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations …

We assess the economic value of life-cycle air emissions and oil consumption from
conventional vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles …

The economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was
a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense—a deeply flawed approach to …

What role does oil play in international security? While the threat of “resource wars” over
possession of oil reserves is often exaggerated, the sum total of the political effects …

Oil politics is a major force in global and domestic politics, especially in developing
countries. Oil income makes oil-producing “petrostates” vulnerable to the resource curse, the …

There is a growing need to address the potential problems caused by the emergence of
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) within the …

Uninterrupted provision of vital energy services (see Chapter 1, Section 1.2. 2)–energy
security–is a high priority of every nation. Energy security concerns are a key driving force of …

In an effort to provide greater awareness of the necessary policy decisions facing our
elected and appointed officials, Energy Policy in the US: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects …

Energy considerations are core to the missions of armed forces worldwide. The interaction
between military energy issues and non-military energy issues is not often explicitly treated …