這本書考察了世界石油市場，該市場的發(fā)展如何影響航空燃料的“批發(fā)”供應，以及空軍可能采取什么措施來保護自己免受高油價和供應中斷的影響。為了更好地研究空軍在促進國際能源安全方面的潛在作用，我們進行了三項探索性研究。其中第一個重點是美國空軍可以采取的措施，以改善土耳其和里海盆地的能源安全（Weiss等人，2012年），第二個是從霍爾木茲到亞洲的能源海道（Henry等人，2012年），第三個是幾內(nèi)亞灣（Johnson等人，即將發(fā)布）。為了進行這些探索性研究，我們特意選擇了中東以外的主題地區(qū)，因為美國已經(jīng)在波斯灣和霍爾木茲海峽積極駐軍。

Tis volume brie?y examines the world oil market, how developments in that market might a?ect “wholesale” supplies of jet fuel, and what measures the Air Force might take to protect itself against high fuel prices and supply disruptions. To better examine the potential Air Force role in promoting international energy security, we conducted three exploratory studies. Te frst of these focused on measures the U.S. Air Force could take to improve energy security in Turkey and the Caspian Basin (Weiss et al., 2012), the second on the energy sea-lanes from Hormuz to Asia (Henry et al., 2012), and the third on the Gulf of Guinea (Johnson et al., forthcoming). For these exploratory studies, we purposely selected topic areas outside of the Middle East because there is already an active U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.