The Arab Oil Weapon—A Threat to International Peace

@article{Paust1974TheAO,
  title={The Arab Oil Weapon—A Threat to International Peace},
  author={Jordan J. Paust and Albert P. Blaustein},
  journal={American Journal of International Law},
  year={1974},
  volume={68},
  pages={410 - 439}
}
The month of October, 1973, brought with it Arab coercion in two forms: the first was the military attack against Israeli forces begun on October 6 ; the second was the use of economic coercion against countries that, in Arab eyes, either supported Israel or did not support the Arabs in their present quests (which include the return of claimed “Arab” lands, favorable settlement of the Palestinian peoples' claim for self-determination, and other political and military objectives). 
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