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Jun 27, 2025

Strong currents, stronger alliances: Reinforcing the EU’s Black Sea energy strategy through transatlantic collaboration  

By Andrei Covatariu

The EU’s recently released Black Sea strategy will thrive only with robust transatlantic collaboration. This relationship will be crucial to stabilizing the region’s energy security, facilitating its energy transition, and ensuring that initiatives align with geopolitical and national security objectives.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Jun 27, 2025

Power Africa can help boost American energy dominance 

By Molly Moran

Power Africa was recently paused by the Trump administration as it undergoes review to determine its alignment with US national interests. To promote US energy dominance, the administration should reinstate Power Africa to boost US supply chain resilience, reduce dependence on China, and create opportunities for American companies.

Africa Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Jun 18, 2025

Energy security is only achievable through global partnerships

By Elena Benaim, Paddy Ryan

The Atlantic Council’s flagship Global Energy Forum concluded its programming in Washington, DC, today. What emerged as a central theme throughout was the undeniable need for any single country to engage in international partnerships to achieve energy and national security, whether speakers were discussing divergent transatlantic views, nuclear power, or critical mineral supply chains.

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Jan 21, 2022

AC Selects: Perspectives on Ukraine and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Week of January 21, 2022 This week, the Eurasia Center hosted Bernard-Henri Lévy’s to discuss his new book and accompanying documentary following him through Ukraine’s frontlines, where he observes how much the Ukrainian military has changed since 2014. Meanwhile, the Global Energy Center convened with its partners for the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) […]

Energy & Environment Middle East

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Jan 20, 2022

Slavin quoted by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) on Biden’s Middle East Policy

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

EnergySource

Jan 20, 2022

By intervening in Kazakhstan, Russia strengthens its hand in China’s energy market

By Paddy Ryan

A Russian-led intervention to quell violent protests in Kazakhstan will undoubtedly come with strings attached. Kazakhstan may fall even further into Russia's energy orbit, unraveling the country's carefully crafted multi-vector foreign policy and putting its relationship with China to the test.

Central Asia Energy & Environment

TURKEYSource

Jan 20, 2022

Turkey’s muted response to Cyprus’ offshore drilling reflects a new diplomatic reality

By Serhat S. Cubukcuoglu

Turkey's response, or lack thereof, to Cyprus' recent moves to capitalize on natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean marks a shift in diplomatic tone. While Turkey's stance has not changed, under the surface lies a changing geopolitical and economic reality.

Geopolitics & Energy Security Greece

In the News

Jan 19, 2022

Fulton in Responsible Statecraft: Do China’s ties to the Mideast run deep?

By Atlantic Council

China Economy & Business

UkraineAlert

Jan 19, 2022

Don’t believe Putin’s propaganda. Sanctions are hurting Russia.

By Harley Balzer

International sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014 in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine continue to have a negative impact on the country's economy despite Kremlin efforts to claim otherwise.

Conflict Defense Technologies

Global Energy Agenda

Jan 19, 2022

The 2022 Global Energy Agenda

By Randolph Bell, Jennifer T. Gordon, Ameya Hadap, and Paul Kielstra (Editors)

The second edition of the Global Energy Agenda provides context for the year that has passed. It features a survey of thought leaders in the energy sector, as well as a series of essays by the leading figures in energy, to set the energy agenda for 2022.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

MENASource

Jan 18, 2022

Is the GCC ready to embrace sustainable finance?

By Dominik Treeck, Mustafa Domanic, and Hendrik Wittrock

To avoid falling behind on their grand economic growth ambitions, Gulf Cooperation Council countries should act decisively by putting sustainable finance policies at the top of their agendas.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Jan 16, 2022

Calls grow within Germany for tougher stance towards Putin’s Russia

By Alexander Motyl

German foreign policy experts have published an appeal demanding Germany’s Russia policy be fundamentally changed from tacit encouragement to open resistance of Vladimir Putin’s expansionist designs.

Conflict Corruption

In the News

Jan 15, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: We’re wasting a lot and then wasting the waste — that is just plain wrong

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

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