Call Number | 10575 |
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Day & Time Location |
TR 9:00am-12:10pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Albert Bininachvili |
Type | LECTURE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | The course focuses on the nexus between energy and security as it reveals in the policies and interaction of leading energy producers and consumers. Topics include: hydrocarbons and search for stability and security in the Persian Gulf, Caspian basin, Eurasia, Africa and Latin America; Russia as a global energy player; role of natural gas in the world energy balance and European energy security; transformation of the global energy governance structure; role and evolution of the OPEC; introduction into energy economics; dynamics and fundamentals of the global energy markets; IOCs vs NOCs; resource nationalism, cartels, sanctions and embargoes; Asia's growing energy needs and its geo-economic and strategic implications; nuclear energy and challenges to non-proliferation regime; alternative and renewable sources of energy; climate change and attempts of environmental regulation; emerging international carbon regimes and search for optimal models of sustainable development. Special focus on implications of the shale revolution and technological innovations on U.S. energy security. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Subterm | 05/22-06/30 (A) |
Department | Summer Session (SUMM) |
Enrollment | 10 students (22 max) as of 5:08PM Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
Subject | Political Science |
Number | S4811 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Summer Session |
Campus | Morningside |
Section key | 20232POLS4811S001 |