Erdogan’s Iraq play: A bigger game than oil
There is an easy way to read Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to host Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi in Ankara on July 28, and to call the visit “historic”: as an energy...
BP
Syria focuses on energy deals, works to revive infrastructure and institutions
Syria is positioning itself as an alternative route for oil exports from Iraq amid the Iran conflict and its disruption of oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz. On July 17 in Washington, DC,...
Op-eds
Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States
Memos
Israel Signs Deal to Give Azerbaijani State Oil Company Gas Exploration Rights
Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company Will Oversee Exploration Activities: Israel has awarded Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, gas exploration rights in Israel’s exclusive...
Flash Briefs
Blackout
International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security
Monographs
Houthis Continue Threats Despite New U.S.-Led Multilateral Red Sea Operation
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen vowed on December 19 to continue threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. “No matter how many alliances America mobilizes, our military...
Flash Briefs
Beijing’s Power Play
Safeguarding U.S. National Security in the Electric Vehicle and Battery Industries
Memos
Ruble Rumble
Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain
Monographs
Russia sanctions grow faster, larger than South Africa sanctions in 1980s
When I lived in Moscow, I worked for Bloomberg, banked at Citibank, used my Visa card at Ikea, lunched at McDonald’s and flew home on Aeroflot to New York. As of this week, all that is over. As more than...
Op-eds
Foreign Investment in Iran
Multinational Firms’ Compliance with U.S. Sanctions
Memos
Major Global Companies are Leaving Iran to Avoid U.S. Sanctions: FDD Study
(Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2018) – Major international corporations are leaving Iran rather than face the risk of unilateral U.S. sanctions, despite the efforts of European governments to neutrali...
Press Releases
Major Austrian Energy Firm to Leave Iran
OMV, a major Austrian energy firm, will no longer resist U.S. efforts to re-impose sanctions on Iran. “Let’s face it, you cannot simply carry on in Iran,”...
Policy Briefs
EU Slaps New Sanctions Against Islamic Regime
The European Union implemented its new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, targeting the country's energy, transportation and bank sectors with additional restrictions. The robust...
Op-eds
Wiesenthal Center: Boycott Royal Dutch Shell on Iran Trade
The Simon Wiesenthal Center called last week for a boycott of Royal Dutch Shell gas stations because of the energy company's increased import of Iranian crude oil. "We urge th...
Op-eds
Will Obama Follow Through on Iran Sanctions?
After enacting comprehensive energy sanctions on companies that do business with Iran, and encouraging 31 other countries to follow suit, last Thursday the United States announced penalties again...
Op-eds
German Bank Funding Iran Nuke Program
BERLIN – German authorities are facing criticism because of the role of a Hamburg-based Iranian bank in financing Teheran's nuclear and missile development programs. Europäisch-Ir...
Op-eds
Tightening the Sanctions Noose on Tehran
In the coming days, the European Union will hopefully adopt tough new measures designed to push Tehran to halt its illegal nuclear activities. "Sanctions have become inevitable," EU leaders said...
Op-eds
The Situation Room
BP's ties to the Iranian energy sector. Watch the video here....
Op-eds
White House Works to Ease Iran Proposal in Congress
The Obama administration, which labored for months to impose tough new United Nations sanctions against Iran, now is pushing in the opposite direction against Congress as it crafts U.S. sanctions t...
Op-eds
Inside Shell’s Iran Game
Royal Dutch Shell resumed its gasoline shipments to Iran, International Oil Dailyreported this morning. The company got back into business with the Iranian regime after a six-month hiatus....