Energy & Environment

ELEEP Network Hosts Energy Security and Climate Change Conference

The Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) network, an initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Young Atlanticist Program and Energy and Environment Program and the Ecologic Institute, hosted the Transatlantic Cooperation on Energy Security and Climate Change Conference on Thursday, October 4th at the Atlantic Council’s headquarters in Washington, DC with support from the […]

Power Africa the Right Choice

By Sam Fishman

President Barack Obama’s “Power Africa” initiative, announced during his six-day tour of Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania in early July, is a major step forward for an administration that has remained relatively inactive in the Sub-Sahara. Though the $7 billion pledge will be spread over three to five years, matching promises from the business community […]

Russian Analysis Sees ‘Divergent’ Arctic Defense Polices Among NATO Members

By Lev Voronkov, Russia in Global Affairs

From Lev Voronkov, Russia in Global Affairs:  Norway, which sees NATO as the keystone of its national security and defense, has also decided to fundamentally revise its policy.

Global trends 2030: challenges and opportunities for Europe

By Robert A. Manning

Tailored to address the distinct challenges Europe faces, this report draws upon the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds and provides further, in-depth analysis on the policy priorities and opportunities for Europe in the future.

Russia as a Balancing Power

By Sergei Karaganov, Russia in Global Affairs

From Sergei Karaganov, Russia in Global Affairs:  The growing outright rivalry between the United States and China gives Russia more foreign policy weight, enabling it to assume the role of a balancer.

Conflict and Opportunity on the Nile

By Peter Pham

Last week, Ethiopia’s parliament unanimously ratified a treaty with five of its neighbors that opens the way for broad regional cooperation on the use of the waters of the Nile River. In response, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, whose government was not part of the pact, angrily declared that “all options are open,” implying that force […]

Lithuania Sees Dependence on Gazprom as Main Threat to Energy Security

By Baltic News Service

From Baltic News Service: Dependence on the Russian gas concern Gazprom poses the biggest threat to Lithuania’s energy security, and the natural gas sector is the most vulnerable energy sector