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Spigots versus guzzlers: A (potential) return to bipolarity and the implications of foreign dependence on U.S. national security

The world is primed for a shift in power sharing. From an international relations perspective, America’s continued reliance upon foreign oil could facilitate the return of a bipolar world, one consisting of oil haves (which I have termed “spigots”) and oil have-nots (termed “guzzlers”). I argue that a return to bipolarity due to increasing foreign oil dependence severely damages the national security strategy of the Unites States. This paper assesses the likelihood and potential composition of a theoretical counterbalance to the United States; it also illustrates several policies that would mitigate threats to current American preeminence in economic and global affairs.