This paper argues that the so-called Arab spring is part of a tectonic shift which signals the frailty of the Arab state system as such. Countries benefitting from oil and gas rents have been more resilient, because of their potential to create systems of incentives and disincentives in order to...

America and Middle Eastern oil -- Explaining September 11 : the oil factor -- Rising anti-Americanism in the global audience -- Oil money, terrorist financing, and weapons of mass destruction -- Oil money and hated regimes : fueling terrorism -- The deadly nexus of globalization, oil, and...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. America and Middle Eastern Oil -- Part I: Oil and Transnational Terrorism -- 2. Explaining September 11: The Oil Factor -- 3. Rising Anti-Americanism in the Global Audience -- 4. Oil Money,...

A Prelude to the Foundation of Political Economy is a groundbreaking volume of theory and strategy on political economy and polity of the twenty-first century. Distilled in concrete terms, it elucidates the enigma of oil in view of the centrality of global social relations.