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US Energy Partnerships with Caribbean Countries Will Herald Long-Term Benefits

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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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US Energy Partnerships with Caribbean Countries Will Herald Long-Term Benefits

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Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? 

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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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US Energy Partnerships with Caribbean Countries Will Herald Long-Term Benefits

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

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

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New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2016

US Energy Partnerships with Caribbean Countries Will Herald Long-Term Benefits

By Nathaniel Sizemore

Since tumbling oil prices began to cripple the Venezuelan economy and hurt the efficacy of PetroCaribe— its oil exchange program—the US has launched strategic initiatives in the Caribbean aimed at providing policy and financial assistance to islands seeking to bolster their energy security. The United States’ broad financing initiatives are an important step in the […]

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Jul 30, 2016

Roberts Quoted by The Diplomat on Turkmenistan’s Restructuring of Its Oil Industry

By John Roberts

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Jul 14, 2016

Oil & gas in Brazil: A new silver lining?

By Décio Oddone

Transformations in Brazil's energy sector could be critical to rebooting the broader economy. Today, with state-owned Petrobras still reeling from political scandal, one development welcomed by investors is a bill gaining steam in Congress to open offshore oil discoveries to greater private investment. Is this the beginning of more changes to come?

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Jul 13, 2016

Corman Quoted by the Washington Post on the Security of Modern Car Systems

By Joshua Corman

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Jul 7, 2016

Turkish Stream: Still Only a Dream

By James J. Coyle

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on June 30 that he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had agreed to restore bilateral ties between their two countries. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev followed the announcement with his own statement that economic sanctions against Turkey would be removed “on a gradual basis.” Meanwhile, plans to build a […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 30, 2016

North American Leaders’ Summit Furthers COP-21 Climate Goals

By Robert Ichord

The climate change partnership announcement made by the leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico at the North American Leaders Summit on June 29 continues the political ambition of the three countries to work toward a low-carbon future. The announcement follows commitments made in the COP-21 Paris climate agreement to reduce carbon emissions.

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Jun 27, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Foreign Policy on Energy’s Positive Role in the Israel-Turkey Relationship

By Brenda Shaffer

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New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2016

Energy Security is No Monkey Business

By Brenda Shaffer

A monkey prancing on an electricity transformer caused  a nationwide power outage in Kenya on June 7.  The incident is a reminder of the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure. Policies to protect such infrastructure tend to focus on preventing terrorist attacks on pipelines and power stations. But, as the incident in Kenya has shown, even […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 7, 2016

The Foreign Policy of New Energy 

By Thomas Cunningham

The geopolitics of oil and gas are on one hand; climate change negotiations are on the other.  The next set of energy-foreign policy challenges will be somewhere in the middle. The global energy landscape is characterized by constant change, and every energy issue has foreign policy implications. Therefore, the speed and effectiveness with which an […]

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Jun 3, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC Radio to Discuss Results of the OPEC Meeting and Prospects for the Global Oil Market

By Sarah Vakhshouri

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