EPISODE · May 5, 2021 · 1H
Bridging the Gulf Episode 2 — Top 5 Myths about Energy in the Gulf
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Episode 2 — Top 5 Myths about Energy in the Gulf (Friday, 30 April 2021) Speaker: Dr Li-Chen Sim, Khalifa University One of the more enduring myths in the Gulf is that oil is so plentiful – every household has an oil well in their backyard. This webinar will explore the reality behind the five most common myths about energy in the Gulf. It will also consider how these myths impact upon perceptions and policies for domestic development and international affairs. Come along to see if you can discern fact from fiction. ___ Dr Li-Chen Sim is an Assistant Professor at Khalifa University in the UAE. She is a specialist in the political economy of Russian and Gulf energy and its intersection with international relations. Her research interests include Gulf-Asia exchanges, Russia-China relations in the Middle East and Russia-Gulf interactions. Her most recent book Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa was just published by Palgrave last month. Dr Sim holds a PhD from Oxford University.
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Episode 2 — Top 5 Myths about Energy in the Gulf (Friday, 30 April 2021) Speaker: Dr Li-Chen Sim, Khalifa University One of the more enduring myths in the Gulf is that oil is so plentiful – every household has an oil well in their backyard. This webinar will explore the reality behind the five most common myths about energy in the Gulf. It will also consider how these myths impact upon perceptions and policies for domestic development and international affairs. Come along to see if you can discern fact from fiction. ___ Dr Li-Chen Sim is an Assistant Professor at Khalifa University in the UAE. She is a specialist in the political economy of Russian and Gulf energy and its intersection with international relations. Her research interests include Gulf-Asia exchanges, Russia-China relations in the Middle East and Russia-Gulf interactions. Her most recent book Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa was just published by Palgrave last month. Dr Sim holds a PhD from Oxford University.
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