NS4960 Energy Security and Geopolitics

This course addresses broad themes and debates in energy security at an advanced level. Particular emphasis is on the history, economics and politics of energy and their implications for the energy security policy options the U.S. faces today. While the course looks at energy issues from a U.S. national security perspective, regional energy security issues around the world are examined to provide prospective on the policy differences the U.S. is encountering at the international level and will face in the future. Prerequisites: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

•    Read and critically engage with leading literature on energy security and geopolitics.
•    Discuss and debate energy security issues with your peers.
•    Develop a working knowledge of the oil and natural gas supply chain.
•    Describe core energy-related concepts, actors, and institutions.
•    Use concepts, theories, and historical events to understand current energy geopolitics.
•    Identify and evaluate threats to countries’ energy security.
•    Produce data-driven analyses of energy security threats.
•    Produce policy recommendations aimed at mitigating energy security threats.
•    Clearly communicate findings in written and verbal formats.