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America’s Next National Security Crisis: A War on Its Own Energy Base

America’s Next National Security Crisis: A War on Its Own Energy Base

OPINION — Every mission begins with trust. In World War II, the U.S. government trusted private energy producers to deliver aviation gasoline at [...] More

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Ukraine's Energy Minister: We are Moving Towards a Nuclear Accident

Ukraine's Energy Minister: We are Moving Towards a Nuclear Accident

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Ukraine was hit by a fresh round of Russian missile attacks on Thursday, strikes that targeted and damaged the [...] More

Global Sustainability as a Means of Security

Militaries are more rapidly adopting green technology used to counter climate change to bolster their energy security and navigate increasingly [...] More

What a World Rife with Volatility Means for the Energy Market

What a World Rife with Volatility Means for the Energy Market

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The new year is bringing new concerns for the energy market and what that might mean for broader national security moving [...] More

Russia's Wounded Economy — How Bad is it?

Russia's Wounded Economy — How Bad is it?

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The European Union has made its long-awaited decision to cap Russian crude oil at $60 per barrel and to prevent European [...] More

Putin's 'Gambler' Mentality is a Wild Card in Global Energy Markets

Interstate relations are normally governed by self-interest and restraint but the ongoing war in Ukraine, when coupled with Russia's escalatory bent, [...] More

The Nexus of Climate Change and National Security

The Nexus of Climate Change and National Security

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The COP27 conference in late November put climate change back on the agenda. The summit ended with an historic agreement to [...] More

EU leaders must Strike 'Grand Energy Bargain'

A streak of mild weather across Europe has finally relented to colder temperatures and the possibility of controlled power cuts in places where [...] More

Winter is coming, prompting Europe to shore up Energy Supplies

EXPERT Q&A — Europeans are already feeling the cold, even as near-full energy storage capacity and mild weather have worked to avert a full-blown [...] More

Are We Witnessing the First Global Energy Crisis?

Are We Witnessing the First Global Energy Crisis?

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — European Energy pressures exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have forced a reset in energy production and supply. "I [...] More

Energy, Economics, and Investment in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Energy, Economics, and Investment in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

A Subscriber+ Virtual BriefingThursday, November 10, 1:30p ESTWith Norm Roule, Former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, ODNIMembers receive [...] More

How Low Is Putin Willing to Go in Ukraine?

EXPERT Q&A The Cipher Brief: Several media assessments suggest that within Ukraine, Russia will turn “dirtier and more dangerous,” replaying to a [...] More

The New Age of Energy Crisis and Diplomacy

The New Age of Energy Crisis and Diplomacy

The energy pressures created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are continuing to shape a new global energy future. An EU embargo on Russian coal [...] More