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Drill, baby, drill: the geopolitics of energy

  • 9 oktober 2026

Is energy dominance the main driver for military interventions by the US? With political economist Helen Thompson.

The abduction of Maduro, the war with Iran and the volatile relationships with both Russia and Ukraine: Trump’s foreign policy may seem erratic, but according to political economist Helen Thompson (University of Cambridge), there is a logic behind it. How is the rivalry between the United States and China over energy and critical resources shaping world politics? With a response from physicist Gert Jan Kramer (UU).

In collaboration with Pathways to Sustainability (UU).

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