Gregory Brew

Gregory Brew is a senior analyst with Eurasia Group’s energy, climate, and resources team, focusing on the geopolitics of oil and gas. He also serves as the organization’s country analyst for Iran. He is a historian of oil, the Cold War, modern Iran, and the Middle East. The views expressed here are his own.

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A woman looks at art works showing the late Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Dibah Pahlavi exhibited in Dubai, April 27 2008.
A woman looks at art works showing the late Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Dibah Pahlavi exhibited in Dubai, April 27 2008.

Misreading Iran

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Gregory Brew
About two dozen birds fly against a hazy brown sky near tall, narrow distillation towers and flares. The tallest flare, at the center of the photo, has a plume of flame billowing from its top.
About two dozen birds fly against a hazy brown sky near tall, narrow distillation towers and flares. The tallest flare, at the center of the photo, has a plume of flame billowing from its top.

Why Oil Sanctions No Longer Work This article has an audio recording

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Gregory Brew
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ride in a car.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ride in a car.

An Iranian-Led Coup Still Needed America’s Help

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Gregory Brew
An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019.
An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao, China, on May 15, 2019.

The Inflation Reduction Act Is the Start of Reclaiming Critical Mineral Chains

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Morgan D. Bazilian, Gregory Brew
German politicians view a gas pipeline site
German politicians view a gas pipeline site

Europe Can Survive a Bad Winter

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Gregory Brew
A man stands holding a tool over an oil pumping unit.
A man stands holding a tool over an oil pumping unit.

Get Ready for $150 a Barrel Oil Soon

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Gregory Brew
Oil rig silhouettes are seen before a bright orange and yellow sky.
Oil rig silhouettes are seen before a bright orange and yellow sky.

How Private Oil Companies Took Over U.S. Energy Security

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Gregory Brew
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