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Library of congress cataloginginpublication data siollun, max. Oil, politics, society and the state in the middle east. Sep 06, 2002 oil has dominated global politics and policies for the last one hundred years, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. But ultimately it is a contentious peep into the deceitful and often volatile political economy of oilproducing african countries, all ironically experiencing varying degrees of societal deprivations despite their oil riches. Nicholas shaxsons poisoned wells is on an important topicand carries an appealing title. Oil, politics and violence is also available to read in ebook format, and on mobile. Saudi arabia, kuwait, and iraq, for example, all appear to select foreign firms for inward oil investment more on thebasis of.

All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In the book, reed describes how both off and onshore oil drilling has contributed to war, poverty and inequality in angola. When it gained independence from britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in africa, nigeria would become africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the. The assessment of undiscovered petroleum resources at the 95th and 50th fractiles table 1 is zero and reflects the low geologic au probability of 20 percent and high geologic uncertainty on petroleumsystem elements. Statistical approaches to developing indicators of armed violence page 3 executive summary this paper explores the feasibility of developing a meaningful system of indicators of armed violence for use in exploring the relationship between armed violence and attainment of the millennium development goals. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil related violence in the niger delta region of nigeria. International oil companies 45 jeanfrancois sezncc 5 the policy implications of peak oil 60 laurel graefe 6 conflict and. Oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 max siollun. The two hundred and fiftyfive pages, the title of the book oil, politics, and violence, and what seemed like a smaller than normal font that hugged the white pages, it all terrified me. But that doesnt mean the politics of oil are going away. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 i cannot commend this book too highly. Author michael klare discusses relationship between.

As nigeria and most west african countries approach their fiftieth independence anniversaries this year, there is renewed interest in their. Pdf on jan 20, 2016, jannik schritt and others published crude politics. File type pdf oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976africa, nigeria, africas most populous country. Awareness of the aligned intent of peak oil mouthpieces, are designed to shrink space and herd behavior to specific outcomes. Production of oil is to increase as much as 7percent as a result of a decision taken at opecs spring meeting in vienna tuesday. The link between electoral violence and nigerias 2003 and 2007 elections is analysed based on hoglunds analytical framework of electoral violence, as well as its. The gulf war wouldnt have happened if kuwait didnt produce a large amount of oil. Brigadier udoakaha jacob esuene 1936 1993 was a nigerian air force officer who was military governor of southeastern state later renamed cross river state between may 1967 and july 1975 during the military regime of general yakubu gowon.

Author michael klare discusses relationship between peak. The 2019 geopolitical reading list encyclopedia geopolitica. Musa daggash, ofr born musa jibrin muhammad alamin was a retired nigerian civil servant, who served as permanent secretary for the ministry of mines and power, then the ministry of defence and finally the ministry of transport. The interface between oil resources, violence and conflict. The link between electoral violence and nigerias 2003 and 2007 elections is analysed based on hoglunds analytical framework of electoral violence, as well as its applicability to the nigerian political situation.

It was drafted in response to the suggestions raised at the strategic planning meeting of the forum in 2009 and seeks to analyse forms and trends of political violence using reports that. In analyzing conflicts and violence in oil states, it is pertinent to point out that there is the continuous. Oil, politics, and violence by max siollun when i got this book, i was terrified. These four presentations were taped at the aspousa 2008 conference. Contextualizing petrosexual politics by turcotte, heather.

Department of business administration and management imo state polytechnic, umuagwo, nigeria email. Nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976 9780875867083. Politics of oil supply 1 1 introduction 3 robert looney 2 key issues surrounding the supply of oil 10 paul sullivan 3 the changing geopolitics of oil 30 michael t. Com this thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the college of liberal arts and social sciences at via sapientiae. Statistical approaches to developing indicators of armed. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976, and could not put it down until the last page. Apr 01, 2008 nicholas shaxsons poisoned wells is on an important topicand carries an appealing title. Colonel anthony aboki ochefu was a military governor of east central state from july 1975 to february 1976 during the military regime of general murtala mohammed. The longer oil prices remain high, thegreater chance that politicians will meddle in the market, making abadbut temporarysituation worse. Apr 03, 2009 i picked up max siolluns book oil, politics and violence. I picked up max siolluns book oil, politics and violence. Nigerias military coup culture 1966 1976, algora publishing, new york. The home of nigerian history and contemporary affairs. Max siollun is the author of oil, politics and violence 4.

It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within nigerias ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly. Since the first oil price shock in 1974, oil has annually produced over 90 percent of nigerias export income. This video is an excellent feature on violence and religion in nigeria. Bbc news talking point how does oil influence world politics.

Bbc news talking point how does oil influence world. Oil and politics conference, goldsmith college, university of london. Arthur chinyelu unegbe was a nigerian military officer who was quartermastergeneral, army headquarters, lagos on january 15, 1966, the day of nigerias first coup unegbe enlisted in the army in 1955 was commissioned a year later along with david ejoor, yakubu gowon, alexander madiebo and victor banjo he obtained further training at the command and staff college. Contributes to the discussion around unfolding dynamics of global energy governance with reemergence of oil and gas at the top table of geostrategy captures the most recent developments in the ipe of energy by focusing on the oil and natural gas. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oilrelated violence in the niger delta region of nigeria. Iraq, afghanistan, venezuela, ukraine and more foster, john on. It would be difficult to exaggerate the role of oil in the nigerian economy. When it gained independence from britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in africa, nigeria would become africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in. Nigerias military coup culture max siollun in south africa, drought, economics and land politics have grabbed headlines in 2018, and are likely to prove increasingly more problematic in the coming year. Peak oil counterprogramming begins with awareness of the myths behind oil as a fossil fuel, next it extends to the recognition of aims aligned to purpose.

Such violence has been conceptualized in different ways, focused on what can be thought of as either direct violence or structural violence. Rosemary douglas has no connection to the oil business that pumps more than two million barrels of crude a day from beneath the swampy niger delta. Oil politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966. Nigerias first oil refinery was completed and commissioned under the maitama sule and daggash stewardship in november 1965. It accounts for about 40% of the gross domestic product and 70% of government revenues. The epic quest for oil, money and power 1991 part v. Violence the conceptual framework there is a long history of violence associated with international development interventions. Oil talk, new media and political scripts in the production of disorder in zinder niger find, read and cite all the. Iran possesses the worlds third largest oil reserves as well as the second largest natural oil reserves in the world. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976, is a ground breaking new book by historian max siollun about the political relationship between oil and military rule in nigeria.

Olabode wey secretary to the federal military government phoned to inform musa daggash that the head of state and supreme commander had directed that he should. He was the first governor after the state was formed in may 1967 when eastern region was split into eastcentral state, rivers. When it gained independence from britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in africa, nigeria would become africa s first superpower and a stabilizing democratic influence in the region. How washington sold our soul for saudi crude 2004 friday march 1. Oil politics, environmental impacts, civil war, western oil companies, inequality. Any geologist will tell you that there are vast known reserves just waiting to be tapped when market and political conditions make it viable. The involvement of saudis in international terrorism is overlooked because their country is a major oil producer. During the nigerian civil war of 19671970, ochefu commanded a battalion tasked with clearing biafran troops from the riverain areas of the midwest, taking koko, sapele, and warri, before exploiting northwards to. The international political economy of oil and gas slawomir. Oil and gas is the lifeblood of the nations revenues, economy and national survival. Peak oil reality or myth, of an out of control system. Enduring authoritarianism in iran and saudi arabia benjamin e. He was the first governor after the state was formed in may 1967 when eastern region was split into eastcentral state, rivers state and south.

Pdf oil, politics and violence nigerias military coup culture 1966. Nigeria exports more than one million barrels of crude oil a day to the united states representing nearly 50% of nigerias daily crude oil production, and it is projected that by 2015, nigeria will provide 25% of the united states oil supply. This report constitutes a midyear political violence report, the first to be produced by the forum since the suspension of the mpvr. Daggash was part of the cohort of civil servants referred to as super permanent secretaries. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 ebook written by max siollun. Political instability in nigeria, iran and other nations is a major. It also cannot be coincidence that the overthrow of the taleban in afghanistan paved the way for the building of a new oil. Contributes to the discussion around unfolding dynamics of global energy governance with reemergence of oil and gas at the top table of geostrategy captures the most recent developments in the ipe of energy by focusing on the oil and natural gas dimension from the security, economic, legal and. The myth of scarcity and the politics of oil by jerome r. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read oil, politics and violence. Oil author michael klare discusses relationship between peak oil and national security event coverage.

Download pdf book by max siollun, 268 pages, algora publishing april 3, 2009, english, isbn10 0875867081, isbn 9780875867083, 6 x 0. Nigerias military coup culture 19661976 and soldiers of fortune. This is a ground breaking book by historian max siollun about the relationship between oil and military rule in nigeria. An insider traces the details of hope and ambition gone wrong in the giant of africa, nigeria, africas most populous country. But nigerias oil belt, the niger delta region is embroiled in resistance. My book oil politics and violence nigerian history channel. This study concludes with a statement of the current stateofaffairs just. Although it was motivated by the zaki biam disturbances, it is an excellent precis of how nigerias christian and muslim population keeps the country on a permanent religious knife edge that could turn to violence in the blink of an eye. This is a ground breaking book by historian max siollun about the relationship between oil and milit. Max siollun is a nigerian historian, writer, and author of the books oil, politics and violence. The international political economy of oil and gas. Arthur chinyelu unegbe was a nigerian military officer who was quartermastergeneral, army headquarters, lagos on january 15, 1966, the day of nigerias first coup unegbe enlisted in the army in 1955 was commissioned a year later along with david ejoor, yakubu gowon, alexander madiebo and victor banjo. Oil resources, militancy, and the postamnesty challenges in the niger delta, nigeria article pdf available october 2011 with 425 reads how we measure reads.