Environmental economics Articles

Deepwater Horizon

Edward L. Morse | Oct 20, 2010

The Macondo oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is about to spur a bureaucratic overreaction that will ruin America's chance at becoming an energy exporter.

Oil Dependence As Virtue

Daniel W. Drezner | Oct 30, 2008

In short, a world that doesn't need oil may also be a world that doesn't need the United States.

Running on Empty

J. Robinson West | Apr 25, 2008

We may well need to be worried, we're running out of gas while choosing the next president to sit in the driver's seat.

Living Dangerously, Georgian-Style

Dimitri K. Simes | Oct 05, 2006

In a new blog post, TNI Publisher Dimitri K. Simes examines the ongoing crisis between Russia and Georgia—and the damage it could do to U.S.-Russian relations.

Breathing Room(1)

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Sep 01, 2006

U.S. policy in Iraq—and elsewhere around the world—ought to be based on reality. Iraq is already a partitioned country. Recognizing that allows us to craft a strategy to salvage success.

Oil Price Warfare(1)

Roger Howard | Sep 01, 2006

Winning wars in the future may depend not only on how many troops you can put into the field but for how long you can afford to pay high prices for gasoline.