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petropolitics

petropolitics

English

Noun

petropolitics (uncountable)

  1. The politics associated with the export of oil.
    • 2015 July 24, Clifford Krauss, “China’s Global Ambitions, With Loans and Strings Attached”, in New York Times:
      It is the world’s largest buyer of oil, which gives China substantial sway over petropolitics.