List of Energy Policy articles
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President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One for a departure from the Ellipse near the White House on May 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. America’s Middle East Friendships Are Dying a Natural Death
It’s time to recognize they were living on borrowed time.
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Gas pipelines at the Enagás liquefied natural gas regasification plant, the oldest in continental Europe, in the port of Barcelona on March 29. Spain’s Energy Ambitions Are Looking Like a Pipe Dream
Madrid wanted to become a European hub for natural gas. Then it reneged on Western Sahara.
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An Iranian flag flies next to a ground-to-ground Sejjil missile at an undisclosed location in Iran. The Little Iran Nuclear Deal That Couldn’t
A revived nuclear pact could benefit Washington and Tehran but is proving a hard sell.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C) and his brother and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) in Rabat, Morocco on March 29. How Biden Can Rebuild U.S. Ties With the Gulf States
War in Ukraine and Yemen has strained relations between Washington and its Arab allies. Small moves from both sides could put things back on track.
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A grain harvester in the Russian Federation Russia’s Invasion Unleashes ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global Agriculture
Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions.
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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pictured while meeting with the Tunisian President during his arrival at the presidential palace in Carthage on the eastern outskirts of the capital Tunis on November 27, 2018. Mohammed bin Salman Has Leverage on Biden—and Is Using It
Saudi Arabia’s cooperation on lowering oil prices will come at the cost of the West’s values.
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A woman walks past a mural showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on March 9. Iran Needs a Cushion, and Europe Needs Gas
Politics in Tehran may finally fall into sync with the commercial logic of expanding energy markets.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 30, 2018. Biden Should Punish Saudi Arabia for Backing Russia
Riyadh could make a difference in oil markets but has chosen to side with fellow authoritarians rather than the United States.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks in front of a screen with the sentence reading "Reinvent nuclear" during the presentation of "France 2030" investment plan at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on October 12, 2021. Emmanuel Macron Gets Nuclear Energy All Wrong
Nuclear power won’t help France meet its climate goals on budget or on time.
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Members of the Venezuelan army take part in a military parade in Tumeremo, Bolívar state, Venezuela, about 56 miles from the border with Guyana, on July 21, 2015. Another Conflict Is Brewing in the Caribbean
Russia’s war in Ukraine stirs Venezuela’s dreams of conquest in oil-rich Guyana.
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A worker stands on an offshore natural gas platform about 60 miles west of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Nov. 2, 2009. Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia
To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors.
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A worker directs motorists lining up at a gas station just before a huge jump in the price of petroleum products went into effect in Quezon City, Phiippines, on March 7. How Rising Oil Prices Will Change the World as We Know It
FP columnist Adam Tooze on the implications for inflation and climate change.
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A snowman is pictured in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on January 16, 2018. Germany Is Debating How Much to Suffer for Ukraine
Europe’s largest economy is trying to figure out just how badly it would fare without Russian gas.
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A protester in Germany against Russia's war in Ukraine. How Europe Can Slash Fossil Fuels and Frustrate Putin
Countries must act now to cut gas dependence.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Russia’s ‘Eleventh-Hour’ Interference in the Iran Deal
Moscow is seeking to use the Iran deal to shield itself from the full effect of Western sanctions.