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US-China energy security potential flashpoint
Tue, Jul 28 2009
A new report has warned that Australia's economy and national security are potentially in jeopardy because of increasing dependence of Asian countries on Middle Eastern energy supplies.
The report by the Australian Security Policy Institute says Australia could be adversely affected if these supplies of oil and gas are disrupted by political instability, or terrorist attacks.
And it says there are also potential policy headaches for Australia because of the different views of the United States and China on securing energy supplies.
The report's author, Dr Leanne Piggott - from the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney - explains to Caroline Davey.
