促进国际能源安全第一卷了解空军的潜在作用Promoting International Energy Security Volume 1, Understanding Potential Air Fo

这本书考察了世界石油市场，该市场的发展如何影响航空燃料的“批发”供应，以及空军可能采取什么措施来保护自己免受高油价和供应中断的影响。为了更好地研究空军在促进国际能源安全方面的潜在作用，我们进行了三项探索性研究。其中第一个重点是美国空军可以采取的措施，以改善土耳其和里海盆地的能源安全（Weiss等人，2012年），第二个是从霍尔木兹到亚洲的能源海道（Henry等人，2012年），第三个是几内亚湾（Johnson等人，即将发布）。为了进行这些探索性研究，我们特意选择了中东以外的主题地区，因为美国已经在波斯湾和霍尔木兹海峡积极驻军。

Tis volume briefly examines the world oil market, how developments in that market might affect “wholesale” supplies of jet fuel, and what measures the Air Force might take to protect itself against high fuel prices and supply disruptions. To better examine the potential Air Force role in promoting international energy security, we conducted three exploratory studies. Te frst of these focused on measures the U.S. Air Force could take to improve energy security in Turkey and the Caspian Basin (Weiss et al., 2012), the second on the energy sea-lanes from Hormuz to Asia (Henry et al., 2012), and the third on the Gulf of Guinea (Johnson et al., forthcoming). For these exploratory studies, we purposely selected topic areas outside of the Middle East because there is already an active U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.