Energy Geopolitics
Construction of Pakistan Dam (Kalabagh)–Defeat of RAW and MQM
In 2005, Ex COAS and then President of Pakistan announced various mega projects in the country including Gwadar City, Gwadar deep sea port, Makran...
Cyprus and Turkey: East Med Gas Aspirations
The discovery of the Egyptian Zohr giant gas field accelerated Cyprus’ declaration of the 3rd International Licensing Round. The geological structures of the Zohr...
OPEC defies Trump’s call for more oil- Now what?
The 10th gathering of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC and non-OPEC members on Sunday ended, as Iran insisted, without any direct...
Washington’s Energy Conundrum in Syria
Geopolitics of energy dominates the crisis in Syria. Foreign powers continue to battle for control of natural gas resources and the trade routes that...
IEA steps up its work on energy innovation as money flows into new energy tech companies
Investments are leading indicators of the direction of change in the energy sector. This is particularly true for investments in innovation and digitalisation, so-called...
The energy sector is feeling the heat
It has been a summer of broken heat records in the northern hemisphere, from Japan to Spain and Oman to Canada. News headlines have...
Moderating Pak-Afghan Relations- TAPI Pipeline Project: A Way Forward
Pakistan and Afghanistan share similarities in multiple dimensions of history, religion, civilization and culture. Despite the fact, the two countries have never been successful...
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline only panacea to Pakistan’s energy crisis
Last week, Imran Khan was sworn in as the new premier of Pakistan. In his first televised address to the nation, the cricketer-turned-politician outlined...
CPEC: The not so cool COAL corridor
With energy comes wealth and with wealth comes prosperity! No one can doubt the veracity of this conclusion. But most of the times we...
10 tips to stay cool in today’s heat
Across the world, extreme weather and prolonged heat waves are setting records. In Europe, the historical heat record – set in Athens 41 years...