The Oil Crisis of 2012?
Andrew E. TitleAt "Oil Prices, Oil Peaks, and the Gulf Crisis", a roundtable sponsored by The Nixon Center yesterday, three experts discussed the future of global oil markets, their implications for...
View ArticleA Pipeline Runs Through It
Jonathan HaslamIN THE early 18th century, the great Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu pointed out that producers of manufactured goods possess a distinct trade advantage over producers of...
View ArticleIs Black Really the New Green?
Nikolas K. GvosdevOil prices are at an all-time high; the dollar and the health of the American economy are faltering; the global economic balance of power is shifting in favor of the Asian giants and...
View ArticleRunning on Empty
J. Robinson WestSOUND BITES and sloganeering just won't cut it anymore. Energy security-defined as reliable supplies at reasonable cost obtained in an environmentally sustainable manner-is no longer...
View ArticleOil Dependence As Virtue
Daniel W. DreznerAS THE strategic and economic value of oil skyrocketed during the first half of this year, many experts declared that the global distribution of power is rapidly shifting to oil...
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Tithing at the Crude Altar
Michael T. Klare PRESIDENT BARACK Obama has often stated that one of his highest priorities is to vanquish the "tyranny of oil" by developing alternative sources of energy and substantially reducing...
View ArticleExpensive Energy
Nikos TsafosThe natural-gas business has been transformed over the past few years by the growth of U.S. gas reserves, mostly located in shale deposits. Assessing the broader geopolitical implications...
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The Bearer of Bad News on Iran
David KayThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday issued its quarterly report on Iran’s nuclear program, and it contained a grain of good news, but a ton of bad news. As there has been...
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The Next Energy Boom
Sean GoforthAdvances in surveying and drilling technology have brought the world to the brink of another energy bonanza. It is already underway in the United States and Canada in the form of a...
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The Fading Arab Oil Empire
Paul D. MillerPRESIDENT OBAMA’S pivot to East Asia is well-timed. The geostrategic importance of the Middle East is vastly overblown. The region matters to the United States chiefly because of its...
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The Great Oil Fallacy
John QuigginFlickr/TimSackton.Among the unchallenged verities of U.S. politics, the most universally accepted is that of the crucial strategic and economic significance of oil, and particularly Middle...
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The Myth of a Natural Gas OPEC
Eldar O. KasayevThe press is almost silent about the activities and prospects of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), a young international organization set up to increase coordination among the...
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The Saudi Oil War on Iran
Reza SanatiWhen Prince Turki al-Faisal suggested last year that the House of Saud would join in the U.S.-led sanctions against Iranian oil, by seeking to displace Tehran’s oil exports from the global...
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The Energy-Security Paradox
Gal LuftAmerica is facing an energy-security paradox. Our domestic oil production is on the rise; the cars that roll onto our roads are more efficient than ever, and net oil imports are at their lowest...
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RIP, OPEC
Gal LuftIt happened to potash. It can happen to oil.Last week marked the collapse of one of the last remaining cartels in the world economy—the potash cartel. Potash is a critical ingredient in the...
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