The Strategic Energy Ellipse (map)
August 19, 2008In response to several e-mail requests, here is a map of the Strategic Energy Ellipse which I have commented on several times. The image is taken from Geoffrey Kemp and Robert Harkavy (1997) Strategic Geography and the Changing Middle East. It is published here without permission, so I may have to take it down eventually. FWIW, I believe Kemp is the person who first coined the term.
[...] regions of Central Russia – is the single most energy rich region of the planet. Dubbed the Strategic Energy Ellipse, this region contains approximately 70% of the world’s proven oil reserves and 40% of the [...]
[...] and defend it with a US military commitment. The public needs to know the truth – that the region is a gateway to vast stores of fossil fuels and the domination of that region by a single nation or alliance opposed to our system and values [...]