CESP AFFILIATE SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The Prologue: The Alternative Energy Megatrend in the Age of Great Power Competition
Dr. Alexander Mirtchev’s new book identifies and charts the security-related trajectory of a relatively new global phenomenon: the ascent of alternative energy as a 21st century megatrend.
Why and how have contemporary alternative energy developments evolved into a 21st century global socio-political and techno-economic megatrend? What are the security implications of this megatrend? And what does the megatrend’s evolution reveal about upcoming geopolitical, energy, defense, environmental, and economic security challenges? The Prologue endeavors to answer these questions by establishing the conceptual framework of a universally securitized world in which mutually interacting threats have expanded the needs and security considerations of today’s globalized and interdependent actors, including states, international organizations, multinational corporations, and political and social movements.
For more information about the book visit http://alternativeenergymegatrend.com/. For reviews by Dr. Henry Kissinger, Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Judge William Sessions, Adm. James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.) and others visit http://alternativeenergymegatrend.com/reviews/.
US Energy Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea Basin: Changing Trends Since 2001
This new book by Dr. Omid Shokri Kalehsar provides the first comprehensive analysis of US policy from the perspective of an analyst and scholar from the region. This volume discusses the US energy diplomacy in the Caspian Sea region since 2001. It compares the foreign policy of the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, following the changing role of energy in the behavior of the US toward states in the energy hubs of Central Asia and the Caspian Sea. The chapters employ historical analysis, regional analysis, interviews, and case studies to trace the evolution of US interests in the area and posits likely trends for future policy.
BOOK REVIEWS
The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas
Review by: Joel Hicks, GMU SPGIA, Ph.D.
U.S. Energy Policy and the Pursuit of Failure
Review by: Joel Hicks, GMU SPGIA, Ph.D.
CESP GUEST PRESENTATIONS
Prospects for the Clean Power Plan – Emily Hammond, George Washington University Law School (March 31, 2016)
