2016 UNSW Jack Beale Lecture presented by Leif Wenar

Professor Wenar is the author of Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence and the Rules That Run the World. His book investigates how reliance on foreign oil in the West has resulted in consumers directly funding some of the world’s most ruthless dictators.
 
In his lecture, Professor Wenar will outline his views on how the West can lead the world’s next great moral revolution by ending its dependence on authoritarian oil. He will set out what he considers to be a grand strategy for upgrading the international trade system, which will make us more secure at home, more trusted abroad, and better able to solve urgent global problems like climate change. Professor Wenar is visiting the Practical Justice Initiative at UNSW as a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

The Jack Beale Lecture was established in 1999 in honour of The Hon. Dr Jack Beale AO, a passionate advocate of environmental management and the first Minister for the Environment in Australia (NSW Parliament). The Jack Beale Lecture provides the opportunity for a prominent individual to examine Australia’s environmental responsibilities, opportunities and performance within a global context. 

What: Professor Leif Wenar to deliver Jack Beale Lecture on "Blood Oil"
Date and Time: Wednesday 2nd November,  proceedings to commence at 6pm
Venue: Science Theatre, UNSW Kensington (map reference F13)

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