On March 4th, the Council on Foreign Relations and SAFE brought together a group of leading energy experts for a high-level discussion on the geopolitical implications of the U.S. shale boom.

Speakers:
Dennis C. Blair, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired); Co-Chairman, Commission on Energy and Geopolitics, Securing America’s Future Energy; Former Director of National Intelligence; Former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command

John Browne, Author, Seven Elements That Changed the World: An Adventure of Ingenuity and Discovery; Partner, Riverstone Holdings, LLC; Former Chief Executive Officer, BP

Presider:
Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Coauthor, “America’s Energy Edge: The Geopolitical Consequences of the Shale Revolution,” Foreign Affairs March/April 2014