cas: initiative 2005-2006 Globalization The phenomenon of transnational connectedness, involving all social domains - from the cultural through the economic, political, legal, military, and environmental - is a topic of intense scrutiny for many people, even entire units, of our campus and throughout our community. This on-going initiative has several components. First, we hope to serve as a clearing-house for the many on-going campus projects on globalization. We are currently investigating the most efficient ways to enable researchers across campus to communicate with one another, as well as to publicize lectures, symposia and the like to the campus and community at large. Second, we hope to showcase the on-going work at UIUC on globalization by hosting a series of informal discussions and presentations. Finally, we plan a small, but world-class, series of public lectures by invited speakers. Sponsored by: African American Studies and Research Program, Beckman Institute, Center for Advanced Study, Center for International Business Education Research, College of Education, College of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine, Department of Economics, Department of French, Department of Geography, Department of Political Science, Department of Psychology, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, Department of Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies Program, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, International Programs and Studies, Latina/o Studies Program, Madden Initiative in Technology, Nursing Institute, Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program.
The Globalization of Energy Resources: Tapping Caspian Oil and Gas Thursay, 4:00 p.m. October 19, 2006 Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana Jonathan Elkind Independent energy, environment and security consultant and former Director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs, National Security Council (1998-2001) Against the backdrop of global cooperation and competition for energy resources, the potential of tapping vast oil and natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea basin sparked the interest of various international actors beginning in the early 1990s. Today, development of mechanisms (such as the transnational Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline) to bring these resources to the market continues. Jonathan Elkind will examine the opportunities and challenges associated with the Caspian reserves, analyzing the involvement of various stakeholders—from multinational oil corporations to the governments of former Soviet states and other countries in the region and the world—and the economic and foreign policy impacts of the globalization of energy resources. Jonathan Elkind's visit is cosponsored by the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) with additional support from the Center for Global Studies, Environmental Council, and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center.

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