OPEC Articles

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.

Clearing the Air

Michael T. Klare | Jan 02, 2008
In the previous issue of The National Interest, David Victor argued that the threat of resource wars is exaggerated. Michael Klare weighs in.

A Pipeline Runs Through It

Jonathan Haslam | Dec 12, 2007
With Russia in the driver’s seat on energy issues, Europe should worry about running on empty. For more on the Russian elections, the internal state of the country and Vladimir Putin's nomination of a successor, check out our

Berlin's Russia Challenge

Angela Stent | Mar 01, 2007
The EU’s policy incoherence toward Russia compromises Europe’s energy security.

Ahead of the Curve: The New Axis of Oil

Flynt Leverett
Pierre Noel
| Feb 13, 2007
On his landmark visit to Saudi Arabia, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the two countries partners, not rivals. Last year, Flynt Leverett and Pierre Noel discussed Russian energy strategy.

Churchill, Not Quite

Graham Allison
Dimitri K. Simes
| Sep 01, 2006
With America facing grave threats, the Bush Administration has failed to demonstrate a willingness to establish a hierarchy of priorities.

The New Axis of Oil

Flynt Leverett
Pierre Noel
| Jun 01, 2006
A structural shift in energy markets creates new geopolitics.

The Global Oil Rush

Robert C. McFarlane | Jun 01, 2006
Given rising demand and dwindling supplies, consuming nations should look south and east.

Thinking Seriously

James Schlesinger | Dec 01, 2005
America's first energy secretary says we're running out of oil. It is a warning worth heeding.

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