PLEASE ATTEND OR WATCH ONLINE PLEASE REPOST Kennan Institute | Wilson Center Security and Energy Implications for the South Caucasus after Ukraine This conference is cosponsored by the Kennan Institute and the Center for Energy, Natural Resources, and Geopolitics (CENRG) at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security. As the Ukrainian crisis, and the associated political conflict between Russia and the West, continues, there is elevated risk of unanticipated spillover effects in neighboring regions. The focus of this conference, the South Caucasus, is particularly sensitive to the continuing conflict to the north, including the competition for political and economic influence in the region. The conference will be divided into two panels. The first panel will look at geopolitical implications of the Ukrainian conflict on the region, such as Armenia’s joining the Eurasian Union and the region’s relations with other neighbors, including Turkey and Iran. The second panel will examine energy-related issues, including the impact of world supply and demand for energy; the EU’s evolving dependence on energy from Russia; and Russia’s challenges and opportunities in the region. The conference will conclude with a lunch and keynote address. Agenda 9:00 - Registration and Introductions 9:15 - Opening Address Jonathan Elkind, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy 9:30-11:00am - Panel One: “Geopolitical Implications” Moderator: Ariel Cohen, Director, Center for Energy, Natural Resources and Geopolitics (CENRG) and Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) Jeffrey Mankoff, Deputy Director and Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar, AEI Audrey Altstadt, Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center, and Professor, Department of History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Alexander Cooley, Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Deputy Director for Social Sciences Programming at the Harriman Institute at Columbia 11:15-12:45pm - Panel Two: “Energy in an Era of Instability” Moderator: Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz, Global Fellow, Wilson Center; Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (1998-2001) and Belarus (1994-97) Jan Kalicki, Public Policy Scholar, Global Sustainability and Resilience Program and Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center Ariel Cohen, Director, Center for Energy, Natural Resources and Geopolitics (CENRG) and Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) Greg Saunders, International Affairs Director, BP 12:45-2:30pm - Lunch and Keynote Address RSVP NOW » pages.wilsoncenter.org/rs/woodrowwilson/images/icon-forward-1797.jpgForward to a Friend
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