Remi Piet, Ph.D., MBA, MSc.

Lecturer

Universite La Sorbonne, France
University of Miami
Universite Laval, Canada

• r.piet@umiami.edu
• 305-284-8833

Originally from France, Rémi Piet received his PhD in International Relations at the University of Miami (2011) focusing on energy security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region and in teh Middle East, as well as environmental stress mitigation. He holds a MBA in International Management (2001) and a MA in International Studies (2002) from Universite Laval, Canada, as well as a M.Sc. in International Economics & Economics for Developing Countries (2005) from l'Université Paris La Sorbonne, France. His research interests include European Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Environmental Conflicts, Global Warming and Renewable Energies. Remi has lived in Mexico, Canada, England and France and has held executive positions in multinational corporations, overseeing operations in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries, including extensive field experience. Other achievements include field experience on behalf of NGOs in Haiti and in the Middle East (Jordan, Israel & West Bank). Rémi Piet is currently working as a consultant for the United Nations Environment Program on the Mediterranean Renewable Energy Program (MEDREP) initiative which aims at developing a sustainable renewable energy market system in the greater Mediterranean Region. He also participates in the drafting of the Global Environment Fund (GEF) project framework on solar energy, implemented worldwide by the UNDP.

Courses taught:

• INS 310 : Arab Revolutions in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
• INS 311: Global Warming and Foreign Policy Making
• ECS/INS 372 : Geopolitics of Natural Resources
• INS 394: Energy Security and Environmental Policy (USA; EU and Developing countries)
• INS 410: Comparative foreign Policy towards the Middle East (US; EU; Russia; China)