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Energy Security along the New Silk Road
Dr Anatole Boute, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Guaranteeing energy security is one of the most complex challenges of energy law and policy. Energy insecurity threatens economic development, social peace and stability.
In this seminar, Dr Anatole Boute, Chinese University of Hong Kong, discusses his new book, which focuses on energy security in the strategically important region of Central Asia.
The region holds huge energy reserves, but its energy systems are highly inefficient and unreliable, and thus require urgent reform. However, endemic corruption, discrimination and the strong centralization of power have so far blocked initiatives to reorganize energy supply.
The case of Central Asia is uniquely relevant for understanding the informal constraints on energy law and policy. In addition, Central Asian energy insecurity illustrates the impact of geopolitics on the regulation of energy markets. The region is strategically located in Russia's sphere of influence and along China's New Silk Road. Its energy situation highlights the complex interactions between energy law, geopolitics and institutions.
- Speaker
- Dr Anatole Boute
- Hosted by
- School of Law
- Venue
- The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Meeting Room 1
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- Admission is free but spaces are limited
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