19 March 2008

Energy film

RESISTANCE: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS OTHERGLOBAL INITIATIVES FILM SERIES 2007-2008
FILM: ENERGY WAR

Tuesday, March 25th 8PM
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, CAC
Discussion with Professor Mazen Labban, University of Miami
His current research focuses on the geopolitical economy of petroleum.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
In a world in which the U.S. and Europe are addicted to oil and gas, and those increasingly scarce resources are controlled by authoritarian regimes
in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria and Russia, the geopolitical ramifications have upset the traditional balance of power between nations.
ENERGY WAR reveals precisely how the economic importance of fossil fuels affects international politics and becomes a powerful tool of foreign policy.

For more information go to http://sasip.rutgers.edu/
or contact Janet Lorenzen at jlorenzen@sociology.rutgers.edu

Cosponsored by the Center for African Studies and the College Avenue Campus Dean. This series is made possible by generous support from the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Office of the Vice President for Undergraduate Education and the Office of International Programs, SAS.

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