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January 30, 2013

America the Energy Superpower: An Update

David Karl, Foreign Policy Association


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A regular theme on this blog (here, here, here and here) is how the marked surge in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past several years is reviving America’s strategic prospects.  The energy boom, which is due largely to innovations in extraction technology – namely, hydraulic fracturing...

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