List of Energy Policy articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Reform Saudi Arabia Without Handing It to Extremists
To survive, the monarchy must battle the militants, reassure the religious establishment, and give the middle class a taste of democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rio de Dinheiro
Mohammed El-Erian is a managing director of PIMCO, the world's largest bond manager. FP spoke to El-Erian about the ups and downs of the global economy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Energy Independence
High oil prices have everyone talking about energy independence again. But a look at the numbers reveals the vaunted goal is an illusion. And conservation isn't the answer, either. The sooner we realize it, the sooner we can talk about real solutions to the energy crisis.
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The Oil Shield
Iran is commanding the world's attention as the ayatollahs accelerate their race for the bomb. But the timetable for talks -- or a nuclear crisis -- is not being shaped by centrifuges, uranium, or reactors. It's about the security only a barrel of oil can provide.
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The First Law of Petropolitics
Iran's president denies the Holocaust, Hugo Chávez tells Western leaders to go to hell, and Vladimir Putin is cracking the whip. Why? They know that the price of oil and the pace of freedom always move in opposite directions. It's the First Law of Petropolitics, and it may be the axiom to explain our age.
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Who Wins in Iraq?
Newspaper headlines consistently remind us of the failures coming out of Iraq. The number of U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives continues to climb. The deaths of Iraqi civilians far exceed what almost anyone expected. And insurgent attacks are growing stronger and more deadly. But, if wars always produce losers, it is also true that most wars have a fair share of winners, too. So, we would like to ask, four years into the fighting, what institutions, countries, ideas, or individuals are better off because of the war? Who, in essence, are Iraq's winners? Plus, a special essay by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Prime Numbers: Pain at the Pump
The impact of high gasoline prices.
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A Chorus of Solutions
There are no easy solutions. We may have to try them all at once.
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