40 years after Embargo, OPEC is over a barrel

40 Years After Embargo, OPEC is Over a Barrel / Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Bloomberg View, October 17, 2013.

http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/23504/40_years_after_embargo_opec_is_over_a_barrel.html

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries embargo against the U.S. and states that supported Israel after Egypt and Syria initiated simultaneous offensives against it on Yom Kippur in 1973. While it’s not an anniversary that many will celebrate, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how much more secure our energy situation is, despite our continued heavy reliance on fossil fuels…


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