Asia's Rising Energy and Resource Nationalism

2011 Energy Security Report Launch Event

On September 22, 2011, NBR and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation hosted a launch for NBR’s 2011 Energy Security Report "Asia’s Rising Energy and Resource Nationalism.” The launch convened senior policy and industry leaders, and Asia energy specialists for a discussion of the major risks emanating from Asia’s growing energy insecurity and opportunities to strengthen regional collaboration.

Event video is available below in three parts.

Topics included:

• The connection between energy security concerns and state’s efforts to control major sea lanes
• The impact of Asia's national oil companies on the competitive landscape of the oil industry
• The emergence of rare earth elements as an arena for national competition, with perspectives from China and other regional powers
• Japan’s evolving energy policies following Fukushima
• Implications of Asia’s rising energy and resource nationalism for U.S. energy security and policymaking
• Strategies for enhancing U.S. engagement with the Asia-Pacific

VIDEO I
Opening

Remarks on Asia’s approach to energy security and implications for U.S. policymaking

Senator Lisa Murkowski, State of Alaska (with introduction by Meredith Miller, NBR, and John W. Hempelmann, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation)

VIDEO II
"Asia's Rising Energy and Resource Nationalism" (Panel)

Featured presentations include “Asia’s National Oil Companies,” “Rare Earth Minerals and Commodity Resource Nationalism,” and “Energy Resource Nationalism at Sea”

Mikkal Herberg, The National Bureau of Asian Research; Edward Chow, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Yufan Hao, University of Macau; Bernard Cole, National Defense University; Craig Gannett, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation; Toshikazu Okuya, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

VIDEO III
Remarks

Insights into China’s energy policies and U.S. engagement with China

Congressman Adam Smith, State of Washington (with introduction by Lara Iglitzin, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation)

BACKGROUND ON NBR'S ENERGY SECURITY PROGRAM

Now in its seventh year, the Energy Security Program convenes top energy and geopolitical experts from industry, academe, and policy for an assessment of the developments taking place in Asian energy markets and their implications for geopolitics. To inform and strengthen the public policy dialogue, experts share insights and recommendations through a number of channels, including an invitation-only spring workshop, a public fall launch event, and NBR’s annual Energy Security Report.

Read a Q&A with Yufan Hao (University of Macau) and Jane Nakano (CSIS) on Rare Earth Elements, Asia's Resource Nationalism, and Sino-Japanese Relations.