National oil companies have long been significant players in domestic fossil fuel production. Developing a tightly woven argument about bureaucratic structures, Cheon explains the conditions under which national oil companies choose to invest abroad, with particular attention to China, India, Brazil, Norway, and Russia. Fueling State Capitalism is set to be a valuable contribution to the field of international energy politics, especially as countries begin to ponder decarbonization strategies.
Andrew Cheon is Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins SAIS. His research covers state capitalism, rising powers, coercive diplomacy, energy security, and environmental conflict. He was previously the founding President of Duke East Asia Nexus, an academic journal. His work appears in outlets such as Economics and Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Political Studies, Global Environmental Change, and Energy Policy. He is also co-author of Activism and the Fossil Fuel Industry.