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Energy and the Persian Gulf: The Next 15 Years
A group of SIPA students called upon film and literary allegories to address U.S. energy and security interests in the Persian Gulf during the next 15 years. Their report included an analysis of U.S. military ability and political willingness to engage in the Persian Gulf.
For its 2011 Capstone workshop, the team designed scenarios around three variables that impact Persian Gulf security - hegemonic political influence, commercial activity, and regional security.
They called their first scenario Groundhog Day, which points to the importance of Iranian politics and its pursuit of nuclear weapon technology.
The second scenario, A Nimble Archer?, examines whether the U.S. Navy will be able to “act with impunity within the Persian Gulf as it has in the past.”
The United States’ Last Call! represents technological advances and alternative approaches to energy production.
The Capstone team comprised Ken Alvord, Brian Gordon, Rick Oliver, and Chris Schinnerer, working with faculty advisor Adam Shrier and the Center for Naval Analyses.
Alex Burnett, July 6, 2011