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  • Gazprom the American

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 14:42 in energy, russia, u.s. foreign policy, u.s. internal affairs

    Gazprom's potential integration into the U.S. economy shows once again that trade trumps trouble... most of the time....

  • Offshore: not safe anymore?

    Posted on Saturday June 20th, 2009 at 10:14 in africa, energy, economics

    If even offshore oil platforms can be attacked by militants, expect a recalculation of political risk around the globe, starting with Nigeria....

  • Israel: new petro state?

    Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 17:19 in Israel, energy, Middle East, economics

    Israel has just found a possibly huge source of gas off its coasts. This is a big deal:The huge Tamar prospect has almost certainly averted a major energy crisis for Israel within the next decade. Israel currently imports 85 percent of its energy. Wi...

  • KRG on the rise

    Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 20:17 in energy, europe, Middle East, Turkey, economics, iraq, eastern europe

    Ben Katcher has a very interesting post about the Kurdish Regional Government's oil export strategy. Apparently the KRG is receiving very little in terms of cash from its energy dealings, yet one reason for pursuing them is to gain legitimacy and cre...

  • Good for US

    Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 17:11 in venezuela, energy, economics, iran, latin america, russia, u.s. foreign policy

    Judah Grunstein argues the global financial crisis could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the United States:I'm also beginning to think that, barring any major surprises that lead to systemic failure, the global financial crisis might end up be...

  • Silent toying

    Posted on Saturday April 25th, 2009 at 09:29 in asia, energy, military, russia, central asia, u.s. foreign policy

    The impression is that ever since Barack Obama was elected president of the United States his foreign policy team has worked to open up to Moscow and its request that Washington keep out of Eurasia. What if the exact opposite were true?In the normal ...

  • Taratata

    Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 04:56 in india, asia, energy, economics, the rise of asia

    So I hear the Indian motor company Tata recently launched its new and long-expected ''poor man's car'' in India... No one has put the issue's stakes in light better than Tom Friedman did nearly two years ago:Why should you care what they’re driving...