by Tom Peeters | May 17, 2022 | Commentary, Energy Security
Introduction Having adopted the EU Green Deal in 2019 and set the goal of being the first climate-neutral continent by the year 2050, the EU strives to be the world’s climate leader. Overall, the EU wants to take the bull by the horns when tackling the...
by Tom Peeters | Mar 17, 2022 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The EU Energy Dependency on Russia and Historic Opportunity for Independence To exact a toll on Russia after its offensive into Ukraine and to squeeze channels that feed Russian military and economic might, the EU tries to impose onerous sanctions on the Russian...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Feb 15, 2022 | Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
Can the US Dropping its Support from the EastMed Pipeline Change the Calculus of the Game in the Eastern Mediterranean? by Furkan AKAR, Saban YUKSEL February 10, 2022| 10 min read Background The US notified Greece regarding its decision to withdraw the support from...
by Felix Tori* | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
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, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
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 & Great Power Politics
“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...