November 30 — Global Petro-Politics and Chinese & US Policies
The biggest single factor in 21st century international politics? It might not be radical Islam, or proliferation of WMDs, or continued crises in Africa. It just might be China’s unquenchable thirst for oil. South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy official Keonki Roh and Sagamore Institute’s John Clark explore the implications of Chinese petro-politics for Northeast Asia, the US, and Indiana.
When: Friday November 30, 10:00-11:30 AM
Where: Indiana Government Center Room 20
If you have questions or would like to be notified when a venue is nailed down, please contact John Clark at john@sipr.org.
Featured at this important discussion will be Keonki Roh, a Visiting Fellow with Sagamore Institute from the South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE). He works on issues of trade, energy security and energy consumption. During the three years he will have ben in Indiana, Mr Roh has acquired insights into US energy policies that will be vital for Korea making its own choices. South Korea imports almost 100% of their energy, and they are next to China with its unquenchable thirst for oil … and its increasing diplomatic assertiveness around the world. So Mr Roh necessarily approaches the questions with a very clear set of eyes.
In this discussion, Mr Roh will examine the world energy situation, forecasting developments in supply & demand in the coming years. The crisis in world energy security and higher energy pricaes, he argues, has undermined American dominance around the world. In his analysis of forecasts of Chinese energy needs, he shows how petro-politics are driving Chinese diplomatic strategies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This matters a lot to US foreign policy. It matters to America’s domestic policy as well. Mr Roh will conclude by providing an assessment of how the US government has been dealing with energy as domestic and foreign policy issues.
If this event sounds interesting, check out … The talk “Will U.S.-China Relations Survive an American Election Season?” September 7 and about Globalization and Midsize Cities in Modern China on October 12. Lee Hamilton will surely discuss these issues on September 26 and September 27. From a very different perspective they will be addressed at the Citizens’ Foreign Policy Summit September 22. And some helpful insights should be raised at a discussion of geopolitics on October 10.
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