VOL. XLV

No 35

2-September-2002

The Middle Easts Crowded Oil Agenda

Amid a growing debate over theapparent determination of the Bush administration to take military actionagainst Iraq as partof moves to change the regime in Baghdad, theissue of energy security is once again rising on the agendas of oil producingand consuming states alike. Since the 1991 Gulf war, energy security has notbeen a major concern. Now, with the prospect of a new conflict involving Iraq,the possibility of disruptions to...