Coinbase co-founder’s Venezuela oil bet could ripple into crypto
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Past Event
September 22, 2014
1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
The Center on Global Energy Policy hosted a discussion about the relationship between European energy security and Russian foreign policy, and the potential impacts of US natural gas exports on both, a topic that has taken on even greater urgency in light of the current Ukraine crisis. This event will also serve as the launch of the Center’s new report “American Gas to the Rescue? The Impact of US LNG Exports on European Energy Security and Russian Foreign Policy,” co-authored by Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, and Trevor Houser, Partner, Rhodium Group.
The event began with a presentation of the report, after which Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will offer keynote remarks followed by an on-stage discussion. The event will conclude with a panel discussion featuring the reportÂ’s co-authors as well as:
The panel discussion was moderated by Ed Crooks of the Financial Times.
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More than a month into the Iran conflict, the United States and Iran are at a critical inflection point.
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The recent military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores raises several implications for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, geopolitics, and energy markets. Cosponsored by SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), along with Columbia’s Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), this webinar will analyze the circumstances and impact of their capture and extradition to New York to face narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.
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