Of the various ways in which energy enters into American foreign policy, the most important for national security is the heavy depen- dence of the United States and most of its allies on oil from unreli- able sources, particularly from the Middle East. In comparison, other energy-related foreign...

Based on the observation of best practice and detailed case studies we observe thatcompanies have started to organise themselves in loosely coupled networks, similar to themediaeval ‘commons’, and which we call ecosystems. These are far less structured than jointventures, but have at the...