Author: Scott Cooper
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 544
Publication date: Sept 11, 2012
ISBN: 978-1439155189
The Oil Kings by Andrew Scott Cooper reveals how oil reshaped U.S. foreign policy in the 1970s, shifting its alliance from Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi to the Saudi royal family. Drawing on newly declassified documents, the book uncovers how geopolitical strategy, economic crisis, and energy demands intertwined—destabilizing Iran, strengthening ties with Saudi Arabia, and leaving a legacy that still shapes global politics today.