Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 35

31-Aug-2009

Prince Faisal Slams Proselytizing About Energy Independence

Repeated US calls for energy independence are unrealistic, misguided, and ultimately harmful to energy producing and consuming countries alike, says former Saudi ambassador to Washington, Prince Turki al-Faisal in an article published in Foreign Policymagazine on 24 August.

Political demands for the US to wean itself off oil imports are often deployed as little more than code for...