This book explores the complex relationship between grand strategy and energy security by conducting a focused, comparative study on the United States and China. By including energy security as a component of grand strategy, the author is able to present an analysis of the complex, multifaceted approaches large consuming states take to secure their critical energy supplies. Inclusion of energy …
Dive into the definitive guide to Indonesia's dynamic nickel industry with the Indonesian Nickel Book 2002. Published by the industry experts at Petromindo, this comprehensive volume serves as an essential reference for understanding the key players, market trends, and regulatory landscape that shaped the sector at the turn of the millennium. Inside, you will find: In-depth profiles of ma…
This book analyzes the energy security of the United States – its ability to obtain reliable, affordable, and sufficient supplies of energy while meeting the goals of achieving environmental sustainability and protecting national security. The economic and national security of the United States is largely dependent upon fossil fuels, especially oil. Without significant changes to current prac…
The fascinating history of how coal-based energy became entangled with American security. Since the early twentieth century, Americans have associated oil with national security. From World War I to American involvement in the Middle East, this connection has seemed a self-evident truth. But, as Peter A. Shulman argues, Americans had to learn to think about the geopolitics of energy in terms…
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. Energy and Security 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. This edition offers fresh analysis and insight…
Disruptive digital technologies are poised to reshape world energy markets. A new wave of industrial innovation, driven by the convergence of automation, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics, is remaking energy and transportation systems in ways that could someday end the age of oil. What are the consequences—not only for the environment and for daily life but also for geopolitics …
This Handbook examines the subject of energy security: its definition, dimensions, ways to measure and index it, and the complicating factors that are often overlooked. The volume identifies varying definitions and dimensions of energy security, including those that prioritize security of supply and affordability alongside those that emphasize availability, energy efficiency, trade, environm…
This open access book considers that the Central and South Asian region sits at the middle of geographical, geopolitical, economic and historical cross-roads. Since the independence of the Central Asian states in the 1990s, following the demise of the Soviet Union, and emergence of regional trade and political ties means that the region’s evolution has also been subject to common drivers – …
Penyusunan Policy Brief ini bertolak dari kebutuhan nasional untuk mendorong nilai tambah batubara sebagai sumber daya domestik yang melimpah, sekaligus mengurangi ketergantungan terhadap produk impor kimia dasar. Dalam hal ini, hilirisasi batubara menjadi methanol dan DME, serta pemanfaatan produk samping seperti coal tar menuju industri aromatik dan resin plastik, menjadi simpul strategi…
Update Pohon Industri yang disusun oleh Kementerian Perindustrian tahun 2024 telah cukup lengkap dan komprehensif. Untuk itu penyusunan Policy Brief ini bertolak dari kebutuhan nasional untuk mendorong nilai tambah berupa kesiapan rantai pasok bahan baku industri kimia dalam negeri eksisting yang saat ini masih import dan mempertimbangkan perlunya dilakukan optimasi dan prioritisasi pemanfaat…