VOL. XLV

No 48

2-December-2002

East Asian Energy Security and Middle East Oil

By Prof Wu Lei

Wu Lei is Associate Professor at the School of International Relations (SIR), Yunnan University, Kunming, China. He contributed this article to MEES.

Todays Energy Security Concepts

Although the meaning of the term energy security has evolved greatly since the 1970s as confrontation in energy markets has given way to dialogue and co-operation, energy supplies have become more diversified and transparent...