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Europe Taking Steps to Wean Itself off Russian Gas

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Mar 1, 2026

The risk of unknown unknowns for global markets amid war in Iran

By
Khalid Azim

Market reaction will likely begin with Asia’s opening sessions on Monday morning. One early indicator will be the behavior of the US dollar.

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Iran

EnergySource
Feb 12, 2026

How Europe can shape—not fear—the US ‘hydrocarbon-state’

By
Michał Kurtyka and Mateusz Kędzierski

The emergence of the United States as a hydrocarbon-state that combines resource abundance with geopolitical power represents an opportunity for Europe.

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Dispatches
Dec 22, 2025

Don’t solve the power reliability crisis by creating an affordability crisis

By
Frank Willey

While energy reliability is critical, transmission planners and government entities must also prioritize cost-effectiveness.

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Jan 9, 2020

European energy diversification: How alternative sources, routes, and clean technologies can bolster energy security and decarbonization

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Richard L. Morningstar, András Simonyi, Olga Khakova, Irina Markina

The European Union’s efforts to achieve a carbon-neutral economy present a unique and timely opportunity to strengthen European energy security. What is the EU currently doing to meet its decarbonization goals, address the role of natural gas in Europe’s low-carbon future, and explain the potential for new gas sources, alternative gas routes, and clean energy technologies to reduce carbon emissions? And how can this be done while simultaneously increasing European energy security and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation?

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Energy Transitions

Issue Brief

Jan 9, 2020

The Saudi Aramco-SABIC merger: How acquiring SABIC fits into Aramco’s long-term diversification strategy

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Private: Jean-François Seznec

Throughout 2019, financial markets have watched the planned Saudi Aramco initial public offering (IPO), which was finally launched in December. A quieter, but no less significant, story was the Saudi oil company’s acquisition of SABIC. Saudi Aramco strove to have a successful IPO, especially through increased transparency and diversification, and the SABIC acquisition was a key element of Saudi oil company's diversification strategy. Going forward, what does the merger mean for both companies, what is the new relationship between Saudi Aramco and SABIC, and what are the merger’s implications for the intricate relationship between the various bureaucracies and leadership in Saudi Arabia?

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CANCELED: Trade and climate policy in the 21st century: A conversation with Finland’s minister for development cooperation and foreign trade

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Feb 3, 2015

Europe Taking Steps to Wean Itself off Russian Gas

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Commission official says supply security one of five goals of new energy union Europe has seized the opportunity provided by the Ukraine crisis to improve its energy security, according to Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy in the European Commission. The annexation of Crimea by Russia in March of 2014, and […]

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Article

Jan 30, 2015

Transit through Georgia – Potential for US Foreign Policy Success

By Mamuka Tsereteli

Georgia plays a growing, though little-known, role in the global economy. Strategically linked with Azerbaijan, it serves as a key element in the transportation network that connects landlocked, but resource-rich areas of Central Asia to world markets via its Black Sea ports and Turkey. Over one million barrels of oil and oil products cross Georgian […]

Central Asia Energy & Environment

In the News

Jan 27, 2015

Schechter and Goldwyn on Venezuela and Energy Security

By Schechter and Goldwyn

Oilprice.com quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Adrienne Arsht Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn on Venezuela and the Caribbean Energy Security Summit cohosted by the Atlantic Council:

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In the News

Jan 26, 2015

Government Security News Highlights the Caribbean Energy Security Summit

Government Security News highlights the Caribbean Energy Security Summit cohosted by the Atlantic Council:

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Article

Jan 23, 2015

Anti-trust in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Brenda Shaffer

Five years ago, significant deposits of natural gas were discovered off the coast of Israel, followed in 2011 by a minor natural gas discovery offshore of neighboring Cyprus. These discoveries have catalyzed explorations in the greater Eastern Mediterranean region generating expectations of enhanced regional energy security and economic and environmental payoffs, benefits Israel has already […]

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New Atlanticist

Dec 23, 2014

Nigeria’s Finance Minister on How Falling Oil Prices Impact on Africa’s Biggest Economy

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Nigeria is surprised by a US decision to slash oil imports from Africa’s top petroleum producer, but is eager to deepen its economic relationship with the US in other areas, according to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s finance and economy minister.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 22, 2014

Europe-Turkey Tensions Rise as Russia Seeks Partnership with Ankara

By Pınar Dost-Niyego

Three recent events in and around Turkey raise concerns about this country’s direction for the United States and its European allies.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

NATOSource

Dec 15, 2014

Denmark Claims North Pole

By Jan M. Olsen, AP

Scientific data shows Greenland’s continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, giving Danes a claim to the North Pole and any potential energy resources beneath it, Denmark’s foreign minister said.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 4, 2014

The Demise of South Stream

By Richard Morningstar

Russia’s Planned Pipeline to Southeast Europe Was Doomed from the Start While the timing of President Vladimir Putin’s abandonment of the South Stream gas pipeline this week was surprising, its demise was inevitable from the start.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2014

The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Manning: US May Benefit, But Must Review Its Strategy, in a New World of ‘Peak Demand’ World oil prices have slipped again (to about $73 a barrel) after the global cartel, OPEC, declined on November 27 to cut the amount of crude petroleum its members pump into the planet’s economy. Instead, OPEC followed […]

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Don’t solve the power reliability crisis by creating an affordability crisis

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European energy diversification: How alternative sources, routes, and clean technologies can bolster energy security and decarbonization

The Saudi Aramco-SABIC merger: How acquiring SABIC fits into Aramco’s long-term diversification strategy

CANCELED: Trade and climate policy in the 21st century: A conversation with Finland’s minister for development cooperation and foreign trade

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Europe Taking Steps to Wean Itself off Russian Gas

Transit through Georgia – Potential for US Foreign Policy Success

Schechter and Goldwyn on Venezuela and Energy Security

Government Security News Highlights the Caribbean Energy Security Summit

Anti-trust in the Eastern Mediterranean

Nigeria’s Finance Minister on How Falling Oil Prices Impact on Africa’s Biggest Economy

Europe-Turkey Tensions Rise as Russia Seeks Partnership with Ankara

Denmark Claims North Pole

The Demise of South Stream

The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means

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