Africa's Booming Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production: National Security Implications for The United States and China by Brown, David E - 2013

Carlisle, PA: U. S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute/Army War College Press, 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling.. xvi, 315, [5] p. Glossary. Tables. Endnotes. From an on-line posting: "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 dramatically boosting America s energy security; second, the frenetic and successful search for hydrocarbons in Africa making it an increasingly crucial element in China s energy diversification strategy. Mr. David E. Brown is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. His prior Africa experience includes serving as the Senior Advisor to the J-5 (Strategy, Plans, and Programs) Director of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany. Prior to joining the U.S. Department of State, he worked in Miami as the business manager of the Latin American Bureau of CBS News."