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242s
Oil and Water Don't Mix: Geopolitics, Energy, and the Environment
(Taught
in English; same as Politics 242s)
Following
the collapse of the USSR and the Gulf War, Central Asia and the
Caucasus became new centers of geopolitical rivalry. The new states
are a source of energy (oil and gas) for Western powers and a vital
transit corridor between Eastern Europe and China. While a new "Great
Game" is being fought between Western, Far Eastern, and Middle
Eastern powers for control over energy pipelines the region is threatened
by environmental catastrophe and water shortages. Is the new oil
industry a source of prosperity or an instrument for further exploitation,
corruption, and instability? How important are the new states to
the West's strategic energy interest?
Meets
Social Science III-A requirement; S. Jones; with permission of instructor
may be taken for 300 level course; 4 credits
Tu.Th. 2:40-3:55
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