IUPUC and Mill Race Center will present “Great Decisions: Energy Geopolitics” on April 6, 2023, 6:30-8 p.m., at Mill Race Center.

Jon Padfield, Ph.D., IUPUC Assistant Professor of Management, will discuss how changes in energy industries impact relations between countries.

Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. 

As more countries move toward sustainable energy, and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, will this change how the United States interacts with the outside world?

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. Every year, communities around the country convene to discuss eight international topics chosen by a panel of experts. Locally, IUPUC and Mill Race Center will present a forum every Thursday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., through May 11.

This program is sponsored nationally by the Foreign Policy Association and presented locally by IUPUC’s Division of Liberal Arts and Mill Race Center. Great Decisions is supported with a grant from Indiana University’s Innovate Indiana initiative.

To register, contact Mill Race Center at (812) 376-9241. Registration is $35 for Mill Race members and $45 for non-members, and includes a briefing book with articles related to each topic.

Great Decisions events

• April 6: Energy Geopolitics
• April 13: Global Famine
• April 20: War Crimes
• April 27: Politics in Latin America
• May 4: China and the U.S.
• May 11: Iran at a Crossroads