Energy and Politics
Charles Doran
Thursday, 02 Oct 2008 at 7:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Charles Doran is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations and Director of the Global Theory and History Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. He is also a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.He has written extensively on energy politics, and directed a multi-year project on Persian Gulf energy security at the Middle East Institute for the MacArthur Foundation and a project on North American free trade for the Foreign Policy Institute. He is well-known for his "power cycle" theory in international politics, as well as his expertise on Canadian politics. Part of the Engineering Thematic Year on Energy and Sustainability.Cosponsored By:
- Engineering Policy and Leadership Institute
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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