On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we sit down with renowned petroleum expert, John Foster, to discuss his newly released book on the geopolitics of oil and gas entitled "Oil and World Politics: The real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more".
Bios:
Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
John Foster - John Foster is an energy economist with more than 40 years' experience in policy and economic issues relating to infrastructure and petroleum. While holding positions with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, Petro-Canada and BP group, he witnessed first-hand the impact of petroleum geopolitics in more than 30 countries around the world.
Related Links:
- "Oil and World Politics: The real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more" by John Foster (https://www.amazon.com/Oil-World-Politics-Afghanistan-Venezuela/dp/145941344X)
Book Recommendations:
John Foster: "Reporter: A Memoir" by Seymour M. Hersh (https://www.amazon.com/Reporter-Memoir-Seymour-M-Hersh/dp/0307263959/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538423057&sr=8-1&keywords=reporter+seymour+hersh)
Recording Date: September 6th, 2018
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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
