Bypassing Hormuz: The New Geopolitics of Energy
Virtual Salon
Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:15 PM ET
Nearly eight months after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February, the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint that once carried roughly a fifth of the world’s oil, remains largely closed to commercial shipping. After a brief rebound in September, Iranian attacks on vessels have surged to record levels this month. Tehran has also struck the very routes meant to bypass the strait, from the UAE’s Fujairah export hub to Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline. The disruption has kept oil above $100 a barrel and raised the cost of everything from gasoline to fertilizer. In response, countries are rethinking where and how they get their energy: rerouting supplies through pipelines and rail, turning to new suppliers in Africa and beyond, and investing in renewables they can produce at home.
How is the Hormuz crisis reshaping the geopolitics of energy, and how are countries finding alternative sources and methods to meet their energy needs? And could these remedies, ironically, loosen the world’s dependence on Hormuz for good?
Join us on Thursday, October 22, from 12:00 to 1:15 PM ET for a virtual salon featuring Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean and Clinical Professor at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs and Founding Director of NYU’s Global Energy, Climate, and Sustainability Lab.
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Dr. Carolyn Kissane
Dr. Carolyn Kissane Dr. Carolyn Kissane serves as the Associate Dean of the graduate programs in Global Affairs and Global Security, Conflict and Cybercrime at the Center for Global Affairs and is a Clinical Professor where she teaches graduate-level courses examining the geopolitics of energy, comparative energy politics, energy, environment and resource security, and climate change and security.
She is the Founding Director of the SPS Global Energy, Climate, and Sustainability Lab (GECS), Coordinator of the Energy and Environment concentration at the Center, and a faculty adviser to the Energy Policy International Club. Dr. Kissane was awarded the esteemed NYU Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007, the SCPS Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009, and nominated for the NYU-wide Distinguished Teaching Award in 2008, 2009, 2016, and 2021. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, a Non-resident fellow of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines, Senior Fellow for the George W. H. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations, Distinguished Fellow at the University of Piraeus. She serves on the boards of the New York Energy Forum, New York Energy Week, and the Clean Start Advisory Board.
She was named Breaking Energy’s Top Ten New York Women in Energy and Top Ten Energy Communicator.
Dr. Kissane received her Ph.D. from Columbia University.
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