Download or read book The Insecure Alliance written by Ethan B. Kapstein and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West has endured seven major fuel crises since 1944; these crises have threatened not only the well-being of the western alliance but also its military preparedness and political cohesion. Because energy security was deemed vital, the United States and its Western European and Japanese allies attempted to formulate a collective response to each crisis. Based on extensive archival research both in the United States and abroad, Kapstein here explains why alliance relations have been characterized by cooperation during some energy crises and conflict during others.