Energy & Environment

How energy could redefine the US role in the Western Balkans

By Agon Maliqi

A new report from the Trump administration redefines the US goal as effectively being “stability … as a means of pursuing economic cooperation.”

From diversification to integration: A market-based LNG coordination mechanism in Europe

By Michał Kurtyka, Marcin Gawęda, and Lisa Basquel

Europe successfully diversified its LNG supply in a short period, but long-term energy security requires a structural redesign of how European gas markets are organized, priced, and supplied.

The global energy demand era calls for major change—here’s how countries are pivoting

By Global Energy Center

Energy experts, policymakers, and business leaders at the Atlantic Council's tenth Global Energy Forum share their insights into the current crisis and the path toward a more energy secure future.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright: It will take ‘many months’ to get back to normal after this energy crisis

By Katherine Golden

At the tenth annual Global Energy Forum, Wright said that “the price” of this crisis “will be wildly worth paying,” if it means that Iran eventually ceases to be “a constant threat to its neighbors."

2026 Global Energy Agenda full survey results

The Global Energy Agenda takes the pulse of the energy community, revealing expert views on global energy security, access, and sustainability.

The United States is a reliable energy partner: The data proves it

The market for US LNG is global, liquid, flexible, and governed by commercial contracts, making it appealing to importers over supply from coercive exporters like Russia.

The global energy crisis and its impacts on Asian emerging economies

By Phillip Cornell

The Strait of Hormuz energy crisis poses a stress test for import-dependent, emerging economies in Asia, forcing difficult trade-offs.

India’s energy security at a crossroads: The Hormuz crisis and an opportunity for US-India cooperation

By Paul Stahle

The Iran crisis has exposed India's energy vulnerabilities but opens an opportunity for a stronger trade partnership between the US and India.

Innovation as resilience: Demand-side strategies for critical mineral supply chain security

By Alexis Harmon, Reed Blakemore

Policies designed to secure critical mineral supplies have a blind spot: they focus primarily on sourcing but underuse demand-side strategies.

A US oil export ban could raise pump prices

By Ben Cahill

If the Strait of Hormuz closure continues and gasoline prices increase further, US policymakers might consider banning oil exports. But instead of lowering prices, it could have the opposite effect.