{"product_id":"9780470911136","title":"Seizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow oil volatility may lead to violence among oil powers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world supply of oil is running out. Meanwhile, the balance of oil power is shifting away from the United States and the Arab states toward national oil companies (NOCs) in Russia, China, and some emerging economies in Africa and South America. As developing countries seek a middle-class existence, their demand for oil grows exponentially, causing oil prices to spiral, turning some into international bullies. Until another fuel is found the world risks being at the mercy of these tyrants whose insatiable appetites for higher oil prices heighten competition and spur the threat of violence, domestic as well as global.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeizing Power: The Grab for Global Oil Wealth,\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robert Slater:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles petroaggressors like Russia's Putin, Venezuela's Chavez, and IranÕs Ahmadinejad\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how oil-rich outlaw nations are using a valuable natural resource as a weapon in global politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWarns that, as oil dwindles, these outlaw nations may turn upon one another in the fight for what oil is left\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeizing Power\u003c\/i\u003e clearly explains why oil is potentially toxic to world stability.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126390309104,"sku":"9780470911136","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470911136_p0.jpg?v=1763707475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470911136","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}