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The oil crisis of 1973 as a challenge to multilateral energy cooperation among Western industrialized countries
Die Ölkrise von 1973 als Herausforderung für die multilaterale Energiekooperation westlicher Industrieländer
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Abstract Much of the existing historical research discusses the 1973 oil crisis through single national perspectives. In contrast, this article focuses on the multilateral dimension of this far-reaching
event. Starting with the Suez crisis of 1956, it explores the work of the OECD Oil Committee and its High... mehr
Much of the existing historical research discusses the 1973 oil crisis through single national perspectives. In contrast, this article focuses on the multilateral dimension of this far-reaching
event. Starting with the Suez crisis of 1956, it explores the work of the OECD Oil Committee and its High Level Group regarding possible oil crises. However,the crisis mechanisms the OECD developed were not activated when the 1973 oil crisis hit. Thus, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger took the initiative to form a stronger group of oil consuming countries outside the OECD, which should have guaranteed cohesion in the West in future oil crises. Pressured by the United States and expecting advantages from close transatlantic energy cooperation, the other Western industrialized countries, except France, approved of the project. The result was the founding of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in November 1974. Its structure and voting rules reflect the crucial role the United States play in the agency. Therefore, in the context of international relations, the IEA serves as an example of the United States’ struggle to maintain its hegemony in the Western camp.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Erdöl; Energieversorgung; Krise; Energiepolitik; Multilateralität; wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit; OECD; internationale Beziehungen; transatlantische Beziehungen; OPEC
Klassifikation
spezielle Ressortpolitik
allgemeine Geschichte
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Henry Kissinger; Washington Energy Conference; Energy Coordinating Group; International Energy Agency; intergovernmental organizations
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 209-230
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 4
Heftthema
The energy crises of the 1970s
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.209-230
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)