How Would the World Change if the International Energy Trade Transformed?

摘要

How would the global framework transform if the trans-national trade in energy ceased to be a significant factor in strategic affairs? Some states, dependent principally on the export of oil or gas, would cease to be powers by that measure. Other states, dependent on oil or gas imports for viability, might be freed of that foreign exchange drain and the need to project power merely to dominate energy trade sources and supply lines. They could project power for more traditional reasons.