The geopolitics of energy

What role does energy security play in geopolitics, and how do supply chains, prices and sanctions affect international conflicts? Global events – whether in the Arctic, the Middle East, Ukraine or Venezuela – have highlighted the enduring role of energy security in geopolitics. This panel will explore these recent events, addressing how energy supply chains, prices and sanctions affect international conflicts, as well as the implications for the transition to net zero. Speakers: • Chair: Eshe Nelson (The New York Times) • Ahmet Kaya (ISI Markets) • Yixian Sun (University of Bath) - Eshe Nelson is a business and economics reporter for The New York Times in London. Before joining The New York Times, she was a global economics and markets reporter for Quartz and a currency and bond markets reporter for Bloomberg News. In 2020, she completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University. Dr Ahmet Kaya is Global Macro Strategist at ISI Markets. He holds a PhD from Hacettepe University and an MSc from the University of Groningen. Over his career, he has held senior economist and advisory roles at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), the British Embassy in Turkey and the Turkish Treasury. He has also held research positions at the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) and UNU-WIDER. His research focuses on global macroeconomics, international trade and finance, capital flows, geopolitics and productivity growth.Yixian Sun is Professor of Sustainability Governance at the University of Bath. He studies transnational governance, environmental politics and sustainable development, with a focus on emerging economies. His work explains the changing role of China in global environmental governance. He is the author of Certifying China (MIT Press, 2022) and has published over 25 articles in high-impact scientific journals. He is currently leading the SGAIN project – a £1.8 million research project studying sustainability governance of China’s global infrastructure investments. He is also an associate editor of Global Environmental Politics and World Development Perspectives and a member of the Expert Peer Review Group for the UN-supported Race to Zero campaign. - Tickets are now available via Eventbrite. Discounts are available for groups (10+ people) and school bookings - get in touch here. Artwork by Alys Jones Illustration.