Energy and Security

Energy and Security

<P>The second, completely updated edition of this widely read and respected guide is the most authoritative survey available on the perennial question of energy security. <I>Energy and Security</I> gathers today's topmost foreign policy and energy experts and leaders to assess how the United States can integrate its energy and national security interests. </P><P>This edition offers fresh analysis and insight into </P><P>• Fundamental shifts in the global energy balance • The revolution in shale gas and oil • New energy frontiers, from ultra deepwater to the Arctic • The rising agenda of safety concerns across the energy complex • Energy poverty • Infrastructure for modernizing power grids • Climate security in the current political and economic environment</P><P>The contributors offer a lively discussion of the challenges and opportunities presented by these changes and how they affect national security and regional politics around the globe.</P>