Дата выхода: | январь 2013 |
ISBN: | 9781782665748 |
Объём: | 332 страниц |
Two key long-term energy trends are shifting the strategic balance between the United States and China, the world`s superpower rivals in the 21st century: first, a domestic boom in U.S. shale oil and gas is dramatically boosting America`s energy security; second, the frenetic and successful search for hydrocarbons in Africa is making it an increasingly crucial element in China`s energy diversification strategy. America`s increasing energy security and China`s increased dependence on energy imports from Africa and the Middle East until well past 2040 despite its own shale discoveries will make Beijing`s own increasing energy insecurity be felt even more acutely, pushing the People`s Liberation Army to accelerate adoption of a "two ocean" military strategy that includes an enduring presence in the Indian Ocean as well as the Pacific Ocean.