Expeditionary energy economics (e3): the securitization of energy entrepreneurship during megacity counterinsurgencies (a NATO perspective)

Ion A. Iftimie ()
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Ion A. Iftimie: NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2018, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The rapid urbanization around the world has generated a tremendous interest in the study of megacity insurgencies. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new field of study—of expeditionary energy economics (e3)—that addresses energy management in the military expeditionary environment (EMMEE), particularly through the promotion of (global/local) entrepreneurship. This study argues that successful megacity counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns of the twenty-first century will depend on fast solutions to critical energy infrastructure (CEI) vulnerabilities within individual communities. The implementation of e3 requires that COIN practitioners have a basic understanding of community-based entrepreneurship (CBE), high-risk/high-impact innovation (HRH2I), and the CEI that these individual communities rely upon. Empirical evidence is also discussed to support a proposed e3 definition.

Keywords: Expeditionary energy economics; Megacity counterinsurgency; Energy security; Energy management in the military expeditionary environment; High-risk/high-impact innovation; Critical energy infrastructure; Community-based entrepreneurship; Energy entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1186/s13731-018-0083-6

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