by Felix Tori* | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
April 20th, 2020, was a historic and shocking day for oil investors as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) went below zero for the first time in history. This more-to-follow crisis was highly expected as indicated in my previous commentary. It’s a common view among not only...
by Felix Tori* | Apr 9, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
Corona virus has started affecting a large extent aspect of our lives, particularly in social and economic fields, of which this unprecedentedly fast-spreading novel virus seems to surge dramatically and worsen the situation for unpredictable amount of time. Yet,...
by Eyyup Celik* | Jul 3, 2019 | Book Review, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
“Energy Kingdoms” is written by Jim Krane, an expert who spent considerable time actually living in the Gulf. The book analyzes; the drivers behind the Gulf States’ domestic energy policies, the internal consumption problem that came out as a result of these policies...
by Alexy Zender* | May 16, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
Despite calls from the US, the EU, and Egypt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that in addition to the Fatih drill ship, which is currently in the west of Cyprus, Yavuz drillship would be sent to the region. He declared that Turkey had...
by Alexy Zender* | Apr 12, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
Drilling operations in East Mediterranean; specifically issues such as how to transport the extracted gas and on which route has changed security environment of the region and its geopolitics. New actors and mechanisms are involved in the game. Well then, what caused...
by Alexy Zender* | Feb 8, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & International Security
The embargo imposed on Russia by the EU and the US after the annexation of Crimea and the Russian aim of eliminating the key position of Ukraine on the energy route have led Russia to re-evaluate its natural gas pipeline projects. At the end of 2014, during a state...
