Stop worrying about Middle East oil
Policymakers often justify a heavy US presence in the region based on baseless ‘energy security’ fears.
Justin Logan is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is an expert on U.S. grand strategy, American foreign policy, and international relations theory. He has authored numerous policy studies and articles that have appeared in International Security, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, the Harvard International Review, Orbis, the Foreign Service Journal, National Review, the American Conservative, Reason,
He has made regular appearances on a variety of broadcast media including the BBC, MSNBC, Fox News, and Voice of America. Logan holds a master’s degree in international relations (with Committee Honors) from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two sons.
Policymakers often justify a heavy US presence in the region based on baseless ‘energy security’ fears.
Maybe reducing the U.S. commitment in the Middle East isn’t such a bad idea.