Europe Grapples with Energy Blackmail Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
The EU has taken several steps to strengthen energy resilience in response to the threat of energy blackmail.
Energy
Report: Distribution of Energy Finance to Africa Raises Concerns
The allocation of energy finance to Africa reflects distinct patterns between public and private sectors, unveiling the diverse motivations and…
Renewable Energy: 118 Countries Commit at COP28, Major Economies Hold Out
Turkey, China, India, and South Africa—key players in global energy markets—didn’t sign the renewable energy pledge.
Energy Investments: Should Renewables or Fossil Fuels Lead the Path?
Weak investment in fossil fuels will trigger a new global supply crisis in an environment where it is still not…
The World’s Longest River Could Dry Up: The Nile Dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia
Sudan and Egypt fear the Ethiopian project could reduce their share of the Nile’s water. But Ethiopia insists the dam…
Turkey’s Hydrogen Ambition to Provide a Sustainable Alternative Energy Supply
From drone batteries to jet fuel, green hydrogen could help Turkey become an energy exporter, tackling environmental and economic challenges.
The Far Right Is the “New Cool” in Europe
Poverty and war have put Europe’s youth between Scylla and Charybdis, making them have to choose between two evils: poverty…
The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the New Nuclear Age
The basic assumptions of the Cold War era no longer hold, and a fresh look is urgently needed.
Clean Energy Technology Is the Latest Tool of Foreign Policy
Halting finance flows to oil and gas production projects in the developing or underdeveloped world is a soft way of…
Energy Price Cap: A New Instrument to Encircle Russia?
Neither Europe nor Russia would be the real victims of the energy war between the West and Russia.
Turkish Thrace vs. Alexandroupolis: A New Page in the Turkey-Greece Energy Competition
Footsteps of an upcoming alternative to Alexandroupolis in Turkish Thrace are heard as Putin announced a plan to turn Turkey…
Europe’s Energy Crisis: Bad Luck or Myopia?
The lack of investments in the fossil fuel industry, the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, and hurried renewable power deployments plunged…
How Did the EU Greenwash Nuclear Power and Fossil Gas?
Now more Europeans think that the EU’s aim to be the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 is once again hampered…
Russia Takes over Sakhalin-2, Raising Stakes amid Western Sanctions
The move may indirectly drive up energy prices due to the search for alternative sources.
A Global Storm Is Brewing: Leaders Must Immediately Tackle Inflation
Time is running out! If the wounds of the hapless are allowed to simmer, the resulting chaos will bring more…
Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?
The million-dollar question is whether Saudi and Emirati alignment with Russia and China presents a real shift in their relations…
How do Russia, Qatar and the United States Use Energy as a Foreign Policy Tool?
For more than three decades, Russia has been one of the world’s top oil, natural gas, and coal producers and…
What Is behind Global Inflation and Where Are We Heading To?
Inflation is here to stay and the world needs a healing touch, now perhaps, more than ever.
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Shape the World Energy Market?
China and India refused to join anti-Russian sanctions formally and is set to increase the import of Russian oil.
