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Townsend and Zysk in The Sydney Morning Herald: Russia’s militarization of the Arctic

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To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

By Sudeep Kanungo, Will LaRivee

Geothermal energy offers a promising solution for stable, reliable baseload power. But to unlock its full potential, the US government must take action to reduce the barriers to entry for industry.
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Townsend and Zysk in The Sydney Morning Herald: Russia’s militarization of the Arctic

EnergySource Apr 29, 2025

Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? 

By Alan Riley

Despite recent discussions between Moscow and Washington over restarting the Nord Stream pipelines, legal, financial, and political hurdles make reopening them improbable. Multimillion dollar claims against Gazprom along with US stakes in the European LNG market are likely to severely limit support for Russian gas flows to the EU.
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Townsend and Zysk in The Sydney Morning Herald: Russia’s militarization of the Arctic

New Atlanticist Apr 17, 2025

How the National Energy Dominance Council can set the US on the path to energy security

By Ellen Wald

The National Energy Dominance Council must act quickly to restore stability to the energy industry amid geopolitical uncertainty.
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Oct 21, 2022

Townsend and Zysk in The Sydney Morning Herald: Russia’s militarization of the Arctic

On October 21, TSI Senior Advisor Jim Townsend and TSI NRSF Katarzyna Zysk were quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald discussing Russia’s militarization of the Artic.

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UkraineAlert

Oct 17, 2022

Putin’s blackout blitz: Russia aims to freeze Ukrainians into surrender

By Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti

Russia is seeking to plunge Ukraine into darkness ahead of the winter heating season by destroying the country's energy infrastructure. Ukraine's partners must step in to make sure Ukrainians are not frozen into surrender.

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Oct 13, 2022

Khakova quoted in Newsweek on sanctions on Russian oil
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Oct 13, 2022

Ryan quoted in Fox News on European energy prices
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In the News

Oct 11, 2022

Cohen in Forbes: Russia is threatening Europe by attacking Ukrainian energy
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Oct 6, 2022

Experts react: How the OPEC+ oil-production cuts will shake up geopolitics and energy security

By Atlantic Council experts

We went to our experts to get their takes on what to watch next from the United States and beyond after oil-producing nations vowed to slash production.

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In the News

Sep 26, 2022

Ryan quoted in Ars Technica on the diversification of EV battery supply chains
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EnergySource

Sep 20, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act will accelerate clean hydrogen adoption

By Joseph Webster

The IRA makes the production of clean hydrogen far more attractive to investors and generators. Carbon-free hydrogen could fall dramatically in cost by the end of the decade, greatly increasing its competitiveness against dirtier hydrogen sources.

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In the News

Sep 17, 2022

Wald quoted in NPR on US energy prices
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UkraineAlert

Sep 11, 2022

Russia is facing defeat in Putin’s gas war against the European Union

By Aura Sabadus

Vladimir Putin has declared an energy war against the European Union but there are growing signs that the Russian dictator may have overplayed his hand, writes Aura Sabadus.

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