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My talk: JFK Institute, Berlin: How “The Global Barrel” shapes Washington-EU relations

Posted on 14.Jun.2022 | Leave a comment

You’re invited to my lecture at The JFK Institute of North American Studies at Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday 6 PM. Here is the flyer, then the Abstract.  Tschüß!

ABSTRACT:

“The Global Barrel”

Today’s globalized market-centered energy system defines Washington’s relations with the EU, Japan and OPEC states Continue reading →

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