Would America become less concerned with providing military security in the Middle East? What would this mean for the future of U.S.-Israeli relations? With the European countries becoming more dependent on Russia for energy supplies (at potentially far higher costs than Americans would face), and with Russia and Germany becoming closer economic partners, what are the implications for the future of NATO? On a broader note, to what extent would U.S. energy independence bolster isolationist foreign policy tendencies already in force in the United States?