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Sarah O. Ladislaw

Fellow, Energy and National Security Program

Associated Research Focus:

Energy

Associated Programs:

CSIS Commission on Smart Power
Energy and National Security

Expertise:

Energy security, geopolitics of energy, Western Hemisphere energy, sustainable energy issues

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Sarah Ladislaw is a fellow in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, where she concentrates on the geopolitical implications of energy production and use, energy security, energy technology, sustainable development, and climate change. She has been involved with CSIS’s work on the geopolitics portion of the National Petroleum Council study, focusing particularly on energy security and climate issues. She has also worked on the implications of global energy trends, prospects for greater energy integration, U.S. leadership on climate change, and carbon management strategies and technologies.

 

Ladislaw joined the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2003 as a presidential management fellow, and from 2003 to 2006 worked in the Office of the Americas in DOE’s Office of Policy and International Affairs, where she covered a range of economic, political, and energy issues in North America, the Andean region, and Brazil. While at the department, she also worked on comparative investment frameworks and trade issues, as well as biofuels development and use both in the Western Hemisphere and around the world. Ladislaw received her bachelor’s degree in international affairs/East Asian studies and Japanese from the George Washington University in 2001 and her master’s degree in international affairs/international security from the George Washington University in 2003 as part of the Presidential Administrative Fellows Program.

CSIS Publications by Sarah O. Ladislaw


Managing the Transition to a Secure, Low-Carbon Energy Future 02/04/2008
Critical Questions: The UN Climate Change Conference 12/20/2007
Post - 2012 Framework on Climate Change in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008 11/14/2007
Natural Gas, Energy Policy, and Regional Integration: Brazil and the Southern Cone 04/30/2007
Strategy Report Vol 2, No. 17 04/03/2007

Sarah O. Ladislaw In the News


Sarah Ladislaw, a fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by Reuters, "'Use it or Lose it' Oil Legislation May Hurt Industry." 07/18/2008
Sarah Ladislaw, a fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Global Warming as a Security Threat." 06/26/2008
Sarah Ladislaw, a fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by Hearst TV, "Saudi Arabia: No Need to Boost Oil Production." 05/16/2008
Sarah Ladislaw, a fellow with CSIS's Energy Program, was interviewed for Hearst TV, "Oil Approaches $100 a Barrel." 11/08/2007
Sarah Ladislaw, a fellow with CSIS's Energy Program, appeared on a CNBC news clip about new efforts in Iraq to boost oil and cash flow. 04/05/2007
 

 

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