The U.S and The Oil States: New Challenges for American Policy
Wednesday, 5/18/2011 1:50 PM (EST)
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MEDIA ADVISORY |
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| WHAT: |
"The United States and The Oil States: New Challenges for American Policy"
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WHEN:
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
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| MODERATOR: |
Gregory Klass, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
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| PANELISTS: |
Steve LeVine, Author, The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea; Contributing Editor, Foreign Policy magazine; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Moisés Naím,Senior Associate, International Economics Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author, Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy Andrew Natsios, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; former U.S. Envoy to Sudan Nilmini Rubin, Policy Advisor, International Economics and Development, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Leif Wenar, Chair of Ethics, School of Law, King's College London; Author, Clean Trade in Natural Resources
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| NOTE: |
The panelists will discuss whether it advances U.S. interests to deal with authoritarian Middle East regimes in exchange for oil and "stability." They will examine whether U.S. economic dependency on oil must be secured at any cost; what leverage the U.S. can exert on exporters, given an oil-thirsty China; and if the U.S. can afford to adhere to its principles when engaging with the oil states. This event is sponsored by the Engaged Ethics Initiative at Georgetown University. Media interested in attending should email mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu. |