International petroleum economist and author
John Foster is an international petroleum economist. He has worked on staff of the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and two oil companies (BP and Petro-Canada). He is the author of Oil and World Politics, published in September 2018.
In a new book, John Foster traces the
underreported links between geopolitics, conflict and the global competition
for oil. Here, he examines how these links — more so than a concern for human
rights — may be behind Western sanctions on Venezuela.
Energy policies are central to global geopolitics. As a result, Alberta — and its new government — is an important player for Canada on the international stage.
Are oil and gas being left out of current conflict narratives? By John Foster.
