Liquefied natural gas

July 23, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

China’s Support for Russia’s Arctic Energy Buildout Complicated by Sanctions — But Not Prevented

China and Russia purport to have a “no limits” partnership, but recent developments in the Arctic suggest otherwise. Citing a Russian government presentation originally reported by Russia’s Vedomosti...

May 11, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ deal means US must open the Strait of Hormuz by force

Two days after United States Central Command launched Project Freedom, a naval operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump paused the operation. Trump...

April 24, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jack Burnham

Taiwan to secure energy soft spots

The war in Iran indicates that the fight over controlling global energy flows is far from over. A close partner of Tehran, Beijing is no doubt factoring lessons from the conflict into its designs to...

March 27, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Richard Goldberg, Max Meizlish, Joe Dougherty

The Strait of Hormuz: The Military, Energy, and Economic Challenges

March 24, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

In Major Reversal, Taiwan Seeks To Rewire Its Energy Strategy by Restarting its Nuclear Plants

The Taiwanese government is reversing course on permanently closing its nuclear reactors. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has presented a plan to restart two of the island’s shuttered nuclear reactors...

March 4, 2026 | Daniel Swift |

The Energy War Iran Can’t Win

Iran’s leaders know they cannot win this war outright. Their strategy, as analysts have noted, is to drive up the costs for President Donald Trump — in casualties, energy prices, and inflation —...

March 3, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatar Shuts Down LNG Production, Opening the Door for American Energy Leadership

As Iranian missiles rain down on the Gulf, global energy markets are also being hit. Qatar’s national energy company, QatarEnergy, announced on March 2 that it suspended liquified natural gas (LNG)...

March 2, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Iran expands retaliation for US-Israel campaign across Arab states (February 28–March 2)

Iran has responded to the joint United States and Israeli military campaign against it with widespread retaliatory strikes across the Middle East. The Iranian attacks consisted of coordinated drone and...

June 4, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

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September 5, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Taiwan’s green energy gamble  

Excerpt China’s increasing militarism in the Taiwan Strait is no secret. Yet, as Taipei transitions from nuclear to renewable energy sources, it risks inadvertently amplifying its vulnerabilities...

April 3, 2023 | John Hardie, Peter Doran

Ruble Rumble

Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain

May 7, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, Andrew Gabel

U.S. Deploys Carrier Strike Group to Counter Iran

The Trump administration has dispatched the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike G...

March 5, 2012 | Lee Smith The Weekly Standard

How to Kill an Economy

Egypt sours on its (lucrative) gas deal with Israel.