Energy
The Region Emitted More than 3 Billion Tons of Greenhouse Gases Last Year; Iran Accounted for Roughly Half of the Total
The Cypriot President Recently Met With a Delegation of U.S. Lawmakers to Discuss Energy, Investment, and Regional Security
Trump’s Interim Iran Deal Could Give Tehran The Power To Disrupt The 2026 Midterm Elections
The Company Carries Influence Since It Would Bring a U.S. Major Into a Sector That Washington Has Viewed as Off-Limits
New Gas from Absheron Will Not on Its Own Transform Europe’s Energy Balance, but It Will Add Valuable Supply Diversity
Three Planned Dams Would Give Ethiopia Total Control over the Blue Nile’s Flow to Downstream States
Recovery Will Not Be Simply a Return to the Old Model, Now That Gulf States Are Diversifying Their Energy and Economies
Iran’s Energy Weakness Could Become Its Strategic Breaking Point
Rather than Pursuing Large-Scale Infrastructure, States Increasingly Rely on Flexible Arrangements Built Around Existing Systems
History Suggests Coastal Pressure and Limited War Could Force Tehran’s Hand
Nuclear Infrastructure Would Depend Less on Contested Offshore Resources and Be Less Exposed to Geopolitical Friction at Sea
Cairo’s Regional Security No Longer Depends on Gulf Symbolism but on Eastern Mediterranean Energy Alignment
An Operational Concept for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Without a Ground Campaign
Doha Converted Gas Revenue Into Global Influence and Marketed Itself as the Supplier That Delivers Even During Turbulence
Changes in One Producer’s Political and Economic Conditions Can Ripple Across Global Energy Markets
Doha’s Entry Into Libya’s Offshore Gas Sector Signals a Strategic Shift From External Patronage to Embedded Political Power
By Embedding Itself in Somalia’s Hydrocarbons Sector and Security Architecture, Turkey Positions Itself as a Gatekeeper
The Gap Between Potential and Performance Does Not Stem from Sanctions Alone
With the Low Oil Prices Projected for the Year, Most Major Middle Eastern Oil Producers Will Face Budget Deficits
Syria Holds an Estimated 2.5 Billion Barrels of Oil and 8.5 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas but Reserves Do Not Guarantee Recovery