Monthly Archives: February 2012

Unaddressed “side effects” of the shale gas revolution bear risks for European energy security

My recent study on The Impact of Shale Gas on European Energy Security argues that the current ‘shale gas revolution’ comes with a number of risks requiring policy solutions, including investment uncertainty, cartelization of gas markets and price volatility. Learn … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The costs to the West of war with Iran would pale compared to the costs to the developing world

My OpEd article in European Voice titled The Costs to the West – And the Rest argues that the fallout of conflict with Iran, a major oil producer, would almost exclusively punish the developing world, not economically advanced nations. Learn … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

New policy report discusses challenges and opportunities for transatlantic energy cooperation

A new GPPi/ Brookings report titled Addressing Carbon Emissions and Oil Price Volatility assesses transatlantic commonalities and dividing lines in two key energy issue areas: mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and governing the global oil market. Learn more.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A public policy perspective on global energy security offers new routes of research

My recent piece in International Studies Perspectives proposes market failure as an analytical justification of and as an intellectual foundation for further research in global energy governance, and sketches possible research agendas in that field. Learn more.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Collective action problems and the rise of new producers limit OPEC’s ability to control the oil market

A new piece I co-authored for a special edition of Global Policy assesses OPEC’s historic performance in global energy. It alsodiscusses key trends that are likely to determine OPEC’s effectiveness in the years ahead, particularly climate change policies. Learn more.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Emerging challenges in global oil governance relate to transparency and market uncertainty.

My recent contribution for the Routledge Handbook of Oil Politics (2011, ed. Robert Looney pp. 348-360) titles Challenges in Global Oil Governance. The piece argues that challenges in oil governance relate to a significant shift in global demand trends in oil … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Among all policy fields global exhibiting externalities, energy stands out

A new co-authored article titled The uniqueness of the energy security, justice, and governance problem, published in Energy Policy, argues that energy stands out on four dimensions: vertical complexity, horizontal complexity, higher entailed costs, and stronger path dependency. Learn more.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment