OPEC Commentary

Nuclear Lemonade

Paul J. Saunders | Feb 17, 2010
Obama is right to encourage the use of nuclear energy. Let’s hope he’s actually serious about it—and not just trying to score political points with union workers.

Moscow's Leash

Nikos Tsafos | Nov 20, 2009
The economic crisis hasn’t changed things—Europe still depends on Russia for its natural-gas supplies.

Bridge on the Dnieper

David S. Plotz | Nov 19, 2009
Ukraine should serve as a link between America and Russia—not a point of contention.

Hot Air

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Oct 14, 2009
Russia’s stonewalling on Iran is easy to explain—Moscow wants to maintain its hold over Europe’s natural-gas supply.

The Ukraine-Russia Energy Crisis

Dimitri K. Simes | Jan 08, 2009
Everybody shares the blame for the recent conflict. Neither Ukraine, Russia, the EU or even the United States come out with their hands clean or their relationships intact.

Energy Without Politics

Nikos Tsafos | Sep 12, 2008
The solution to Europe’s energy woes isn’t political unification against a Russian threat. Europeans should keep politics out of energy and let markets do their jobs.

Improving the "Pickens Plan"

Jay Zawatsky | Aug 04, 2008
Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has launched a massive public-relations blitz to promote his wind-turbine plan. The Democrats seem to like it, but there’s a better way to achieve energy independence.

Going Nuclear on Energy

Jay Zawatsky | Apr 09, 2008
It’s en vogue to say that the magnitude of America’s energy problem makes it insurmountable. But one solution would go a long way toward shoring up our economic, as well as strategic, position: nuclear energy.

Moscow's Oil Weapon

Andrew E. Title | Mar 04, 2008
Many are saying Russia’s new energy wealth will enable it to wreak havoc in Europe and challenge America’s position. At a Nixon Center event, a panel separated fact from fiction.

A Resource Recourse

Marisa Morrison | Jul 16, 2007
Russia, like other resource-rich countries, is changing the rules of the great energy game.

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