In the all-encompassing energy realm, powerful state and private actors determine which of the world’s many energy resources are developed ... and how societies are molded to accommodate those decisions. The authors of The Geopolitics of Global Energy Resources delve into the energy realm, identifying the infrastructure investments of today that are shaping the use patterns and political dependencies of tomorrow. They explore as well, the prospects for change to more sustainable and democratically accountable forms of energy.

List of Tables and Figures 1. The Geopolitics of Global Energy 2. The Changing Geopolitics of Oil and Gas 3. Oil's New Reality 4. Oil Elites and Transnational Alliances 5. The Scramble for Arctic Oil and Natural Gas 6. The US Energy Complex: The Price of Independence 7. China's Resource Drive into the South China Sea 8. Germany's Transition to Renewable Energy 9. Energy Transition in Japan 10. The New Cost of Plenty References The Contributors Index About the Book