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The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University SIPA today announced three new distinguished visiting fellows, Rania Al-Mashat, Jonathan Black, and Dan Brouillette, who will bring...
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Two economic planning documents released at the March meeting of China's National People’s Congress include the term "energy powerhouse" for the first time.
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In moments of geopolitical crisis, energy is never just a backdrop. It's often at the center of the story. Today, as conflict involving Iran sends shockwaves through global...
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January 7, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm est
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. Our panel of experts will evaluate what Maduro’s removal means for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, the significance of this military operation and its legality, and the potential effects of the intervention on global energy markets.
Speakers:
Hon. Roy Altman, Judge, US District Court, Southern District of Florida; IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
Jon Finer, Former Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, Former IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow and CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Avril Haines, Former US Director of National Intelligence, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
Luisa Palacios, CGEP Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, former Chairwoman of Citgo Petroleum Corporation
Roberto Patiño, Founder of Mi Convive and Alimenta La Solidaridad, Cofounder and President of Institute 2100, Former ILAS Visiting Scholar
Mike Pompeo, 70th Secretary of State, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
Sarah Daly (moderator), Associate Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Author of Organized Violence after Civil War: The Geography of Recruitment in Latin America
Opening Remarks:
Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member
More than a month into the Iran conflict, the United States and Iran are at a critical inflection point.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, resulting in the deaths of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei and senior Iranian leaders...
The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.
On October 22, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as a penalty for what it characterized as a lack of Russian commitment to ending the war in Ukraine.
The White House declared last week that President Trump finally "broke OPEC" after the United Arab Emirates withdrew from the cartel.
The US blockade of tankers serving Iran's oil exports is intended to cut Iranian oil exports to near-zero.
