Leif Wenar: Blood Oil

Leif Wenar’s Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules That Run the World is “a provocative examination of natural resources, their extraction, and their control” (Kirkus Reviews). Wenar, a leading political philosopher, shows how our everyday shopping supports authoritarian rulers and extremists in Russia, Iraq, the Congo, and beyond. He speaks about his new book and how to end this global system of oppression through a peaceful resource revolution.











When: Wed., Feb. 17, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Where: Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave.
212-817-7000
Price: Free
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Leif Wenar’s Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules That Run the World is “a provocative examination of natural resources, their extraction, and their control” (Kirkus Reviews). Wenar, a leading political philosopher, shows how our everyday shopping supports authoritarian rulers and extremists in Russia, Iraq, the Congo, and beyond. He speaks about his new book and how to end this global system of oppression through a peaceful resource revolution.

Buy tickets/get more info now