NCSU/TISS Energy and Security Initiative Event 

"Keystone, China, and Other Energy Security Issues."

Join us on every month for a Monday discussion of energy and security.  The luncheon series will be led primarily by local scholars. Its goal is to foster interdisciplinary exploration of some of our most pressing challenges.  Our March event will be led by Stephen R. Kelly, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. He will focus on the security implications of the exploitation of Canadian oil sands.

Format:  Light Luncheon from 11:45am / Presentation from noon.  Discussion from 12:30 pm. Please let us know you are coming by the close of business day on the Friday before the event so that we can get an accurate luncheon count. 

The United States currently imports more than half of its crude oil from the Western Hemisphere, including Canada. Where exactly it comes from, how and by what routes it should be transported, and what methods of extraction are used, are all questions of concern. From a national security perspective, perhaps the most pressing concern of all is the role of Chinese energy-sector investments in Canadian oil sands. On 18 March, Steve Kelly will discuss a variety of security issues associated with the development of the energy resources of its northern neighbor.

About the Speaker:  Stephen R. Kelly

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