Caspian Sea International Environmental Security Game. Held at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania on 16-17 November 1998

The Caspian Sea and International Environmental Security Game was the second annual international environmental security exercise conducted by the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) of the U. S. Army War College. Held at the CSL's Collins Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, on 16-17 November 1998, this year's exercise focused on the energy resources, geopolitics, and environmental security of the Caspian Basin. The co-sponsors of the exercise were the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economics and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Mr. Peter Bass, and the Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), Mr. Gary Vest. The purpose of the exercise was to examine the petroleum pipeline transport options in the context of U.S. National Security interests, and the increased importance of environmental issues to global energy production and transport, and to promote better communication, cooperation, and an understanding of the region's many issues and challenges. Participants included U.S. national security policy-makers, senior international oil company executives, academics, ambassadors or other high-level representatives from the Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgian, and Turkish Missions to the United States, representatives from the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Central and European Military Commands, the Joint and Army Staffs, and 40 U.S. Army War College International Officers. The game was preceded by a plenary session with initial remarks by Mr. Bass and Mr. Vest, paper presentations from Robert Ebel, CSIS; Brian Shaw, DOE; MG Charles Wax, EUCOM J-5; RADM John Sigler, CENTCOM J-5; and John Daly, Georgetown University, and regional overviews by the ambassadors.