However, other analysts (Goldthau and Witte, 2010; Goldthau, 2011; Noel, 2008; Taylor and Van Doren, 2008) see energy as based within a market setting. Goldthau and Witte (2010:2) argue that “the geopolitical dimension of energy security is based on the myopic and erroneous presumption that global energy politics is necessarily a zero-sum game”. They argue that the geopolitical view neglects the fact that market forces are of primary importance in international oil and gas trade. These accounts are
