Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Western response are producing spiking prices in tight markets in natural gas, oil, and food on the backdrop of global supply chain disruptions and a post-pandemic world. The result is an emerging inflection point for security in energy and food supplies. This eight-day course will delve into the changing geopolitical and institutional landscape of Europe at the grassroots level and in international relations.
Course instructors will provide insight into how energy, food, and leadership foster instability or stability. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine broke an already tight energy market. This is dramatically altering both the scale and speed of the EU’s energy transition, now outlined in the RePowerEU plan which accelerates the Fit for 55 plan. This course delivers expert insight into the background and emerging solutions making our energy and food systems more resilient and sustainable.
- Teacher: Margarita Balmaceda
- Teacher: Tim Benton
- Teacher: Rachel Guyet
- Teacher: Michael LaBelle
- Teacher: Sirja-Leena Penttinen
- Teacher: Alberto Pototschnig
- Teacher: Logan Strenchock
- Teacher: Tekla Szep
- Teacher: Kim Talus
- Course coordinator: Ana Stojilovska