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.

Articles by 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.

Why Oil Sanctions No Longer Work

Argument

July 23, 2025, 10:46 AM

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

An Iranian-Led Coup Still Needed America’s Help

Argument

August 19, 2023, 8:30 AM

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

Argument

Morgan D. Bazilian, Gregory Brew

September 16, 2022, 9:37 AM

German politicians view a gas pipeline site

Europe Can Survive a Bad Winter

Argument

August 30, 2022, 4:18 PM

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

Get Ready for $150 a Barrel Oil Soon

Argument

June 8, 2022, 4:28 PM

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

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

Argument

May 16, 2022, 11:31 AM

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