The Risk Pivot

Great Powers, International Security, and the Energy Revolution

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Author: Bruce D. Jones, David Steven ISBN: 9780815726050
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press Publication: November 21, 2014
Imprint: Brookings Institution Press Language: English
Author: Bruce D. Jones, David Steven
ISBN: 9780815726050
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication: November 21, 2014
Imprint: Brookings Institution Press
Language: English

The last decade has seen a revolution in global energy. First, we saw explosive growth in demand from Asia's rising powers, which fueled fears about scarcity and conflict. But we've also seen an American revolution in technology and markets, resulting in a dramatic increase in sup-ply. This is strengthening America's hand in the world-but it's not without complications. There are major security consequences of these shifts. Among the most consequential are China and India, Asia's emerging giants, which are increasingly exposed to political risks associated with energy risks, as well as the energy flows, pivoting to Asia. Meanwhile the great powers struggle to balance their need for fossil fuels with a mounting effort to tackle climate change. The top powers, and the United States above all, face a stra-tegic choice: whether to use energy as a weapon of geopolitics, or as a tool of a stable order.

CONTENTS

Introduction

  1. The President and the King-Key Messages of the Book

  2. The Energy Revolutions-A Primer

Geopolitics in Flux-The Players

  1. Choices-Scenarios, and the Choice the Powers Confront

  2. Rough Seas Ahead-The Great Powers' Search for Energy Security

Globalization and Complexity-The Problems

  1. Transition in the Gulf

  2. The Turbulent Middle

  3. Fragile States

  4. The Russian Problem

  5. Connections-from Pipelines to Politics

Governance-The Partners

  1. An Emerging System of Global Energy Governance

  2. Leadership Choices

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The last decade has seen a revolution in global energy. First, we saw explosive growth in demand from Asia's rising powers, which fueled fears about scarcity and conflict. But we've also seen an American revolution in technology and markets, resulting in a dramatic increase in sup-ply. This is strengthening America's hand in the world-but it's not without complications. There are major security consequences of these shifts. Among the most consequential are China and India, Asia's emerging giants, which are increasingly exposed to political risks associated with energy risks, as well as the energy flows, pivoting to Asia. Meanwhile the great powers struggle to balance their need for fossil fuels with a mounting effort to tackle climate change. The top powers, and the United States above all, face a stra-tegic choice: whether to use energy as a weapon of geopolitics, or as a tool of a stable order.

CONTENTS

Introduction

  1. The President and the King-Key Messages of the Book

  2. The Energy Revolutions-A Primer

Geopolitics in Flux-The Players

  1. Choices-Scenarios, and the Choice the Powers Confront

  2. Rough Seas Ahead-The Great Powers' Search for Energy Security

Globalization and Complexity-The Problems

  1. Transition in the Gulf

  2. The Turbulent Middle

  3. Fragile States

  4. The Russian Problem

  5. Connections-from Pipelines to Politics

Governance-The Partners

  1. An Emerging System of Global Energy Governance

  2. Leadership Choices

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