This book explores the various dimensions of energy security in Asia - which has become an increasingly important geopolitical issue. Reputable international contributors look at the roles played by each of the major energy importers: the United States, China, Japan and India, as well as the main suppliers: the OPEC states, Russia, the Central Asian states and Australia. In each case, the domestic politics of energy security are investigated, and state interests and perspectives on the issue are considered.

Analyzing the policy and security aspects of energy security, the book includes an examination of:

• the geopolitics of energy competition


• strategic, economic and environmental dimensions


• the impacts of energy security on human security.

With energy security being one of the central issues facing the world today, this book is a timely and impressive appraisal of the major energy security issues facing Asia.

Michael Wesley is the Director of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University. He is the Research Convenor of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, a member of the Editorial Board of the Australian Journal of International Affairs, and a member of the Australian Research Council's College of Experts.

1. The Geopolitics of Energy Security 2. The United States and Energy Security in Asia 3. China's Energy Security 4. Japan's Energy Security 5. India's Energy Security 6. OPEC and Asia's Energy Security 7. Russia and Central Asia and Asia's Energy Security 8. Australia and Asia's Energy Security 9. The Strategic Dimensions of Energy Security in Asia 10. The Economic Dimensions of Energy Security in Asia 11. Energy Security and Environmental Security in Asia 12. Energy Security and Human Security