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Petropower in Law‐Enforcement Advertising at Super Bowl LIX

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines a recruitment commercial from the Super Bowl on 9 February 2025 in terms of its spectacularisation of petroleum's abiding yet volatile influence. The minute‐long piece on behalf of federal law enforcement indicates how the workings of power in the United States of America are entangled with the ubiquity of oil extraction, transportation and consumption. It is concluded that such marketing is an expression of insecurities about the durability of the nation's global dominance in a period when low‐carbon transitions are reshaping geopolitical structures.

Source: Geographical Journal

DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70082

Authors: Daniel A. Finch‐Race, Pancho Lewis

Institutions: University of Bologna, Durham University

Language: English

Topic: Global Energy Security and Policy

Subfield: General Energy

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,840