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DPP faculty Andreas Goldthau publishes book on Dynamics of Energy Governance in Europe and Russia (Palgrave)

DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau published a new book with Palgrave Macmillan, coedited with Caroline Kuzemko (Warwick), Andrei Belyi (HSE) and Michael Keating (Richmond).

CEU PhD student produces energy security assessment for the International Energy Agency

Jessica Jewell, MESPOM Alumnus and CEU PhD student, helped the International Energy Agency (IEA) develop a novel MOdel of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES). MOSES is different from most of the existing energy security studies; it combines some 30 quantitative indicators in a transparent and policy-relevant way to describe different configurations of risk factors and resilience capacities.

DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau publishes article on energy security in International Studies Perspectives

The journal International Studies Perspectives published an article about global energy security by DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau. The piece is titled A Public Policy Perspective on Global Energy Security. The article argues that the emerging literature on global energy governance has failed so far to provide an extensive intellectual rationale for the concept.

DPP faculty member takes part in global energy strategy simulation in Turkey

On 6 October 2011, DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau participated in a one-day "Global Energy Strategy Simulation" in Istanbul, organized by the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSIAD) and run by the Texas-based global intelligence company Stratfor.

The event, which drew an audience of roughly 500 people, sought to simulate how major producers, consumers and transit countries would respond to fluctuations in oil prices in the future.

DPP faculty member interviewed by RFI on gas market liberalization

DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau was recently interviewed on the European Commission's latest action against EU member countries in the context of gas market liberalization. To listen to the interview, given to Radio France Internationale, click here.

New article on OPEC's performance in global energy markets

DPP faculty member Andreas Goldthau published a piece titled Assessing OPEC's performance in global energy in Global Policy. The article examines OPEC’s performance in regulating output and prices in the global oil market during its 50 years of existence. In addition, it discusses key trends that are likely to determine OPEC’s effectiveness in the years ahead, particularly climate change policies.

New Scientist quotes research from Jessica Jewell on the future of nuclear power

Jessica Jewell's research on nuclear energy is quoted in this week's New Scientist. Her research, conducted as a Masters' thesis in the MESPOM program at the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, focuses on launching (or continuing to deploy) nuclear power in various nations.

EPRG researcher discusses OPEC's performance at Oxford University

EPRG researcher Andreas Goldthau presented in the Global Politics of Energy seminar of DPIR, Oxford University. Taking place on 22 February 2011, the event was co-hosted by St. Peter's College. In his lecture, Goldthau critically discussed OPEC's performance in governing the oil market throughout the organization's 50 years of existence.

EPRG researchers discusses global energy policy at ICEI of Complutense University Madrid

Upon invitation by the Global Political Economy Research Group, Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, EPRG researcher Andreas Goldthau gave two lectures at Complutense University Madrid on 14-15 February 2011. The first talk, held in the Graduate Program seminar, focused on a 'public policy perspective on global energy'.