Tensions have been rising following the discovery of energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. The announcement by Exxon Mobil in early 2019 that…
Often referred to as society’s risk manager, insurance companies have an important role in the web of climate change complexities. Through their investment, underwriting and advisory functions, insurers are directly…
In 2018, the Danish Government established a Consulate General in Palo Alto, California as part of the first-ever Danish Foreign and Security Policy Strategy. The Danish presence in California is…
An apocryphal story credits Einstein with saying that, if given an hour to solve a problem, he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem. Regardless of the attribution, the sentiment…
The discovery of natural gas fields in Israel’s Eastern Mediterranean offshore areas has moderated the country’s total dependence on energy imports. Israel crude oil production is miniscule and there are…
As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears completion, the Nile River Basin is at a crossroads. The next few months will be consequential for relations between countries in the…
ExxonMobil and its affiliates hit the jackpot in their offshore oil exploration with the Liza-1 well discovery in the Stabroek Block in Guyana in May 2015. Multiple oil discoveries since…
In 2008, Vladimir Putin told the Russian people: “We will do everything, everything in our power … so that the collapses of the past years should never be repeated.”…
The inability of Russia and Saudi Arabia to agree on production quotas for countries that are not part of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (referred to as OPEC+…
