Event Details
For more than a century, the U.S. government’s obsession over oil has shaped its foreign policy, from ensuring access to Middle East reserves during World War I to Donald Trump’s moves to tap Venezuela’s reserves and repel Iran’s attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for oil tankers. This lecture examines how U.S. determination to protect oil supplies at all costs has triggered foolhardy conflicts and the befriending of despots–regrettable evidence of a never-ending energy insecurity.
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