%0 Journal Article %T The Gulf War (1991): the beginning of a new energy security policy in the era of Globalization %A Aleksandro Palomo-Garrido %J Latin American Journal of International Affairs %D 2011 %I Escuela de Asuntos Internacionales (EAI) %X The Gulf War in 1991 created a global energy security policy, wich remained in effect for a decade. It opened a new world order ruled by the United States too. A few months after the Gulf War the Soviet Union disappeared and the Cold War was buried. This global order remained until the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. in 2003. So, it involves the early historical period of globalization, in which the process of globalization was more expansive. %K Gulf War %K Oil prices %K Globalization %K Energy security policy %U http://www.lajia.net/volumenes/LAJIAvol3n3Art04.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1