| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 2 The Interrelationships among Energy Policy, Oil and National Security | 第10-18页 |
| ·The Triangular Relationship | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Interrelationships between Oil and the National Security of the United States | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Interrelationships between Oil and the United States’Energy Policy | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Interrelationships between the United States’Energy Policy and the Impact upon Its National Security | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Current Oil Position of the United States | 第14-18页 |
| ·Oil Imports of the United States | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 3 The Growing Importance of African Oil to the National Security of the United States | 第18-27页 |
| ·The Rise of African Oil | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Reasons Underlying a Growing Importance of African oil to the United States | 第20-27页 |
| ·The Growing Dependency of the United States on Oil Imports | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Expanding Global Demand for Oil | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Advantages of African Oil to the United States | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 4 American Policy on African Oil | 第27-40页 |
| ·Military Deployment | 第30-35页 |
| ·Diplomatic Efforts | 第35-36页 |
| ·Economic Investment and Trade | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 5 The Influences of American Policy on African Oil | 第40-44页 |
| ·Influences on the Energy Security of the United States | 第40-42页 |
| ·Influences on War on Terrorism | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-48页 |
