Energy Security
Advanced Nuclear Energy Could be the Next Frontier for U.S. States
U.S. states are leading a new wave of investment in advanced nuclear energy, aiming to boost energy security, support industrial growth, and revitalize local economies. Over the last few years,...
Emerging Energy Security Risks in Today’s Context
Emerging energy security risks include both old geopolitical threats and new cyber and rare earth-related dangers that the policymakers who are responsible for managing the green energy transition must take...
How the Ukraine War Shocked Asian Energy Markets
When Russian forces mounted their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it was clear immediately that the consequent dislocations in the global energy sector would be profound. This was most...
U.S. LNG Export Pause Is Not Aligned With National Security
In January, the Biden administration announced a pause to authorize liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to non-FTA countries. It is widely understood that this decision was made to appeal to...
Increasing LNG Permits Is Critical to Sanctioning Russia
When Russia invaded Ukraine nearly two years ago, American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters emerged as critical players in safeguarding global energy security. By replacing Russian energy previously sent to...
Why America and the World Need Nuclear Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its International Energy Outlook 2021 report, notes trends in global energy supply, demand, and emissions to 2050 that forecast the...
Don’t Fear Saudi Arabia’s Pivot to China
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s recent trip to meet with the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) set off a storm of anxiety in Washington. But it’s important to note...
Will China’s Pivot to the Middle East Pay Off?
Chinese president Xi Jinping completed a three-day trip to Saudi Arabia on December 9 as part of an official Saudi-Chinese summit and a China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting. Meetings with...
Energy War: Russia Floats Central Asian ‘Gas Union’
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, discussed the creation of a “trilateral gas union” with Uzbekistan, Kazakh officials announced earlier this week. “There have been some...
Ukraine and Moldova Blast Russia for ‘Gas Blackmail’
Russian energy giant Gazprom threatened to further reduce natural gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, drawing accusations of “blackmail” from Kyiv. Gazprom wrote in a Twitter post that the full...
Will Renewables Dominate Great Power Competition?
As Europe prepares for a “brutal, cold winter,” its inhabitants are belatedly beginning to realize that they heavily rely on Russian gas. According to Goldman Sachs, European households may spend...
What to Expect From India’s G20 Presidency
As the clock winds down on Indonesia’s 2022 G20 Presidency, the seventeenth overall, a transition is taking place as India assumes the role for 2023. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...