A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Toward a Clash of Titans? Geopolitical Implications of Energy Insecurity
A roundtable discussion by policy experts on the implications of rising energy consumption in the United States, China, India.
When:
June 28, 2007 8:00am to 10:00am
Where
The IR/PS Alumni Association invites alumni for a breakfast roundtable discussion on the
implications of the rising energy consumption in the United States, China, India, and elsewhere in the world amid the uncertainties surrounding future energy availability.
The session will be led by three policy experts, who will map out the key trends in global energy markets, and analyze their implications to global politics and U.S. energy and foreign policy options.
Panelists
Robert Ebel - Chairman of the Energy Program, CSIS
Tracey McMinn - Manager of international government relations, Shell Oil
Robert S. Walker – Chairman, Wexler & Walker and former member of U.S. House of Representatives
Please RSVP by responding to dcbreakfast@irpsmail.ucsd.edu.
Continental breakfast will be served.
Cost:
Free
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