Two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the surprise Saudi/OPEC production cut which took out well over 1 million barrels in supply from the market and sent the price of oil sharply higher, we warned that with […]
Liz Truss, who briefly served as the UK’s Prime Minister in 2022, has this week called for Ukraine to be fast-tracked into NATO. “I also believe we should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of NATO. We should […]
Japan’s recent decision to buy Russian oil at above $60 a barrel, and India’s continuing purchases, underline some of the hard truths about energy security. Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent the global oil markets into a […]
Skip links Skip to Content NewsRussia-Ukraine war An elderly woman talks to a member of the Ukrainian White Angel Special Police Team in the front-line town of Avdiivka [Genya Savilov/AFP] Here is the situation as […]
Energy policy is national security policy. So when political leaders get energy policy wrong, they get national security policy wrong. An obvious example: Germany for years eagerly increased its dependence on Russian oil and gas. […]
When Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) quietly reintroduced a bill to ban U.S. oil exports to China in January, it garnered little support or fanfare. But after the public learned that a Chinese spy balloon had traversed portions of the […]
Video Duration 27 minutes 50 seconds 27:50 EU leaders are in China for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping. French President Emmanuel Macron said he is counting on Beijing to “bring Russia to its […]
The surprise oil output cuts announced on Sunday by OPEC+ members illustrate their greater power over the market, given limited supply growth by other producers such as U.S. shale firms and still-growing demand despite the […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced a much overdue re-examination of Europe’s energy grand vision. Without the ability to access cheap Russian natural gas, Europe must reevaluate tactics and priorities. The strategy of relying on […]
Moscow has found itself reeling under an avalanche of sanctions and restrictions as the Ukraine Russia war rages. Against this backdrop, President Vladimir Putin adopted a new foreign policy this week, identifying China and India […]
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