Part Ⅰ The Risks 1
Chapter 1 General Introduction and Framework of the Research 3
Chapter 2 Political Risks Arising from the Intervention of Host States 21
Chapter 3 A Way of Taking Over: Indirect Expropriation 59
Part Ⅱ Managing Political Risks 99
Chapter 4 Stabilization Clauses: A Way of Managing of Political Risks 101
Chapter 5 Flexibility of Contractual Relations in Energy Projects: Renegotiation Clauses 143
Chapter 6 Examining Modern Renegotiation （Equilibrium） Clauses in Petroleum Contracts 195
Chapter 7 Choice of Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution （ADR） Clauses: Empirical Insights 221
Part Ⅲ Conclusion and Implications 269
Chapter 8 Conclusion and Implications 271
Appendices 281
Appendix 1 The Questionnaire 283
Appendix 2 Some of the Omitted Research Findings 299
Appendix 3 Forced Divestment of Petroleum Production 303
Appendix 4 The Millennium Wave 307
Appendix 5 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States （ICSID） 313
Appendix 6 The Energy Charter Treaty （ECT） （Excerpt） 335
Appendix 7 North American Free Trade Agreement （NAFTA） （Excerpt） 347
Appendix 8 ASEAN Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment 369
Bibliography 377
Index 403