More: energy security
The Global Cost of Resilience in the Twenty-First Century
For more than three decades, Europe organized much of its economic thinking around a particular interpretation of efficiency. Energy security, industrial self-sufficiency, strategic reserves,...
Could US-Russia Energy Deals Bring Russian Gas Back to Europe?
Talks between senior US and Russian officials are raising the possibility of a new energy relationship between Washington and Moscow, including a potential role...
Can an IEA Oil Reserve Release Contain the Global Diesel Price Shock?
The International Energy Agency is preparing to consider another release of emergency oil and diesel reserves as surging fuel prices put growing pressure on...
Can Energy, Debt and AI Turn the Next Global Shock Into a Growth Crisis?
The global economy is facing an increasingly complicated combination of risks, with prolonged energy disruptions, record public debt and the rapid expansion of artificial...
Middle East Oil Exports Rebound Above Pre-War Levels but Tanker Attacks Rise
Gulf oil exporters managed to increase their exports to levels above those seen before the recent war for about half of September. However, ongoing...
Why Are Oil Prices Still Above $100 as Gulf Crude Exports Recover?
Oil markets are confronting a new kind of supply shock. The problem is no longer simply how much crude is available, but whether the...
After the Strategic Reserves Run Dry
Two-Thirds Gone, Winter Ahead
On 30 September the US Department of Energy put the last 40 million barrels of its share of March’s emergency release...
The Diesel Weapon
Twenty-Four Hours in October
On 1 October Washington told Europe to release 120 million barrels of diesel from its emergency stocks over six months, or...
Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz Amid Global Energy Concerns
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US meets seven conditions that were outlined...
Europe Can Pay for Rearmament. Its Weakest Budgets Can’t
Wages Frozen, Gas Doubled, Warships Wanted
On 1 October Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled €54 billion of savings in France's 2027 budget. They include a...