Oil and Gas in Latin America

An Analysis of Politics and International Relations from the Perspective of Venezuelan Policy

Author(s): Genaro Arriagada Herrera
Publisher(s): Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Madrid, Spain
Date of publication: 26 Oct 2006
Volume number: 2006
Issue number: 20
Format: PDF
Pages: 29
URL: www.realinstitutoelcano.org
Series: Elcano Royal Institute Working Papers

Description: This paper analyzes the influence of oil and gas on relations among Latin American countries. Given the active role played by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on this issue, the authors examine with the subject from the perspective of Venezuelan policy and the possibility that oil could be used as a significant instrument of power in the area, changing regional balances.

General note: © 2006 Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies

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