Environmental policy and national security in the 2016 election
By Ty Priest
In the 2016 election, when we think of “environmental issues,” we typically consider issues like global warming or fracking. However, environmental issues can tie into national security policy, too.
Presidential candidates in 2016 walk a fine line between considering national security policy from the standpoint of private, secure briefings and translating their views on security policy to the voting audience. In a recent piece on the news site realclearenergy.org, Jay Hakes, an energy policy specialist who served under multiple presidential administrations, tackles a comment from candidate Donald Trump that highlights this “fine line.”
Hakes will visit the University of Iowa on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, to deliver the Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Lecture. His lecture will elaborate on the connection between oil imports and foreign policy discussed in his book, A Declaration of Energy Independence.
You can read Hakes’ RealClearEnergy.org piece here.
Details on Hakes’ visit and the Ida Beam lecture are available here.
Want to know why presidential candidates receive briefings on national security? Read this.
Ty Priest is a UI Public Policy Center researcher in the Politics and Policy and Environmental Policy Research Programs. He is also an associate professor of history and geography in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Priest organized Hakes’ visit and lecture to the UI. Learn more about Priest and his research here.
