Does the West Owe its Rise to Fossil Fuels?
Consumption
Human agency enjoys the pole position in explaining historical phenomenon. From the genius of Napoleon, Churchill, and Roosevelt to the
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Is Washington Trying to Bait Iran into Closing Hormuz?
Opinion
Crude oil transit is the wild card of the global energy system. Oil producers and consumers act in mostly predictable,
National Security Drives Energy Transitions, Part II
Opinion
This article is the second part of a two-part analysis that examines how national security interests have hastened energy transitions
National Security Drives Energy Transitions, Part I
Opinion
This article is the first part of a two-part analysis that examines how national security interests have hastened energy transitions
The China-EU Slow Dance in Energy
Opinion
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday stole all the headlines this week.
Croatia-France: a World Cup Win-Win for the Energy Transition
Environment
Football fandom follows few hard rules – and little rationality. As a sportscaster friend of mine likes to remind: “fan
Lebanese gas won’t stop the next war, but it could contain the damage
Opinion
Today marks the 12-year anniversary of the 34-day war that broke out between Israel and Lebanese-based, Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah ostensibly
Senegal Playing Smart, So Far, With Its Oil and Gas Findings
Opinion
From 2002 to 2004, I lived in Senegal and worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a town called Thiès.
Will U.S.-China Rivalry Hasten the Energy Transition?
Opinion
The energy world changes rapidly. Technology, social and economic patterns, emergence of new sources, and depletion of old ones can
Biblical Proportions: The Pope, Paris, and Energy Justice
Environment
Since his ascension in 2013, Francis has rebelliously wielded the power of the papacy in in new and groundbreaking ways.
Business First: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and Energy Diplomacy
Opinion
Energy underpins the grand strategies of world powers. China’s Belt and Road initiative builds commercial ties abroad to secure hydrocarbon
Can Cyprus Gas Overcome Greek-Turkish Rivalry?
Opinion
Commerce has spawned rivalries across the eastern Mediterranean for millennia. Hydrocarbons might be the last major commercial reason to sustain
Does Bahrain’s Discovery Signal a Global Wave of Shale?
Opinion
From the United States to Argentina and Australia and now Bahrain, we hear a common refrain in 2018: shale is
Can the Southern Gas Corridor Build New Markets?
Opinion
Spring is a time of new beginnings. For those hoping Europe can curb its Russian gas habit, the earlier-than-planned inauguration
Trump’s OPEC Tweet and the Art of the Iran Deal
Opinion
Donald Trump’s Twitter spat with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week, in which the American President