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Pipeline Politics

How the USA's dependency on oil affects its foreign policy

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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Addicted to Oil
"Americans are hooked on cheap gasoline"
22 Sep 2003,22 mins
Iraq's Oil
Would the US have gone to war with Iraq if it wasn't a major source of oil?
29 Sep 2003,22 mins
Venezuela's Oil Coup
The sometimes tense relationship between the US and one of its oldest oil partners
06 Oct 2003,22 mins
A Geopolitical Pipeline
How and why the US has dramatically increased its influence in the Caspian region
10 Oct 2003,22 mins