Full Title: Does Imported Oil Threaten U.S. National Security?
Author(s): Keith Crane, Andreas Goldthau, Michael Toman, Thomas Light, Stuart E. Johnson, Alireza Nader, Angel Rabasa, Harun Dog
Publisher(s): The RAND Corporation
Publication Date: October 1, 2009
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Description (excerpt):
U.S. reliance on oil risks the economic costs of disruption in global oil supplies. The United States would reduce the national security costs of importing oil by supporting well-functioning oil markets and imposing an oil excise tax.