Introduction 101 with Eurasia Group – part 1

The inaugural episode of inspiratia's new podcast series Geopolitics of Energy offers a wide introduction to how the colossal paradigm shift of the clean energy transition is disrupting the field of geopolitics as we know it

For the first episode, co-hosted by Maritina Kanellakopoulou, senior analyst at inspiratia and Marco dell'Aquilla, inspiratia's co-founder and chairman, and professor of energy resources and environment at the school of advanced international studies at Johns Hopkins University, we had the pleasure to be joined by Rohitesh Dhawan, managing director – energy, climate & resources at Eurasia Group, a global political research and consulting firm.

The two-part introductory episode breaks down the fundamental geopolitical assumptions we have been making for years, and analyses how these are heavily impacted.

For example, how has the role of the nation-state evolved in the context of international collaboration and international politics? Is the state the most powerful player in the global system? How are the strategies of countries which have been blessed with significant reserves of non-renewable and mostly polluting natural energy resources changing in the wake of the clean energy transition?

Will clean electricity become a commodity equally strategic to oil or gas? Could we see the emergence of new energy exporters, and what role will hydrogen play amongst this?