The Scourge of Oil Terrorism

As long as the war on terrorism continues, oil terrorism will continue to be an important tenet of the jihadists? strategy. With two-thirds of the world’s oil reserves concentrated in the Middle East and with most of the world?s oil shipments passing through areas where radical Islamists are known to operate, the world energy system will continue to be at the mercy of oil kamikazes determined to go for its jugular. If we stay on the present course, Western economies will bleed more dollars each year as the jihadists gather strength. A smart combination of military and energy policies is therefore our best hope for breaking the economic backbone of the jihadists before they do so to us.

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