MenuRead Report | Watch Report Presentation Panel Whichever candidate takes the White House in November, the Russian war on Ukraine will be a major challenge. To handle it successfully, leaders in the West must realize that Moscow is fighting not just for Ukraine but to shift the balance of power in Europe and, through it,
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Central Asia: A Source of Energy for the 21st Century
November 2022 | Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Wesley A. Hill, and Daniel Tomares | Download This report analyzes opportunities for Central Asia to expand its energy-exporting capacities, fortifying and assuaging a disrupted international system reeling from Russian aggression and its lack of reliability as an energy supplier. This report engages with four axes of analysis: 1)
Russia’s Landmark BRICS Summit and the Specter of De-Dollarization
Last week saw a landmark summit of the BRICS group of nations, a nine-country economic bloc led by Moscow and Beijing, which drew representatives from 36 countries, including 22 heads of state. Held from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 in the Russian city of Kazan, the event focused largely on “de-dollarization”—the idea of phasing out
Energy Revenue Fuels A War-Time Moscow Boom
Hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into Russia from oil and gas sales are fueling Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, and more. Unbeknownst to some diplomats and other decision-makers, energy export revenues drive the massive geo-economic polarization between East and West, as petro and gas dollars pour into the Russian tech sector. Russia’s capital—and especially
America’s Self-Inflicted Wound In Central Asia
In Central Asia, everyone appears to be moving to secure riches and interests. Japan has just conducted an investment summit with the Central Asian states to develop economic opportunities, China’s Xi is expanding business ties, the EU is inaugurating a new strategic summit, and Vladimir Putin will be visiting in November. The world understands Central
In a Dangerous World, NATO Must Restore Deterrence
In a time when the United States and the Western allies appear weak on the international scene, restoring deterrence needs to be Job One as the NATO 75th anniversary summit begins today in Washington, D.C. In the recent presidential debate, more energy went into bickering over who deserves to be president, and even their golf scores, than about what
The Global Take|Navalny’s Widow Enters Fray as Putin Eyes Fifth Term: Bloomberg Surveillance| March 11, 2024
Dr. Ariel Cohen appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene to discuss the elections in Russia. Watch here.
The U.S. Is Losing the Nuclear Energy Race to Russia and China
Even as Russia remains under unprecedented Western economic sanctions, the U.S. finds itself dependent on one Russian vital import: enriched uranium. The U.S. is the largest producer of nuclear energy in the world, but it has allowed its civilian nuclear infrastructure to languish since Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan’s presidencies in the 1970s and 1980s.
Russia Uses New Arctic LNG To Dodge Energy Sanctions
Vladimir Nekrasov, a prominent executive in Russia’s energy sector who criticized Putin, has had a tragic accident. These unavoidable twists of fate mean that up to 40 of the top managers in Russian energy have died since the war in Ukraine began. Coincidentally, they all commonly express skepticism towards Russia’s energy strategy, its funding streams,