Guest Speaker: Peter B. Doran, Senior Policy Analyst

Peter B. Doran is Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington D.C. He specializes in the geopolitics of energy and security and conducts original research and writing on transatlantic relations and the U.S.-Europe-Russia triangle.

At CEPA, Mr. Doran has helped to develop the institute's profile and mission as Washington’s only institute dedicated to the study of the former captive nations of the European Union. He has served as the Managing Editor of Central Europe Digest, Washington’s only Central Europe-focused analytical periodical.

He has written extensively on the dynamics of oil and gas, energy security and global politics, contributing articles for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, the Journal of Energy Security and World Politics Review. Previously, he worked at the Jamestown Foundation and at Freedom House as an East-Central Europe Analyst for Freedom in the World.

He has also served as a Foreign Affairs Fellow in the U.S. Congress and as a William H. Donner Fellow at the Organization of American States. He holds a master's degree from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. He received undergraduate degrees from Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College in History and Russian language.

Plan to interact with Mr. Doran on March 15th, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in a discussion of the current geopolitics of energy and security relations between the United States, Europe and Russia.

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Readings:

http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/the-issues-for-the-eu/70334.aspx

http://www.economist.com/node/17677756?story_id=17677756&CFID=157274516&CFTOKEN=45934012

http://www.economist.com/node/17574931?story_id=17574931&CFID=157274516&CFTOKEN=45934012

Schools interested in participating in this FREE current events program, via distance learning, should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by March 10th.