Southern Gas Corridor

November 30, 2023 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

US International energy policy toward the 2024 elections

While international energy policy is not on the ballot in the 2024 US elections, the election outcome will profoundly impact the U.S. role in international energy developments. Current U.S. energy policies have determined new rules of American engagement in the international arena. ...

April 22, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Energy in Conflict: The Case of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War

Excerpt With the rise in frequency of hybrid warfare, combatants in various conflicts are increasingly targeting domestic energy infrastructure and energy supply flows.1 In conventional warfare, militaries...

February 28, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis

Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.

December 3, 2021 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer

The Trigger for War: Energy in the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War

Excerpt Traditionally, militaries at war seek to meet their operational energy1 needs, gain access to energy supplies, and deny energy supplies to their adversaries. However, in the 2020 Armenia—Azerbaijan...

October 5, 2021 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Is Europe’s Energy Crisis a Preview of America’s?

Europe has itself to blame for shortages and spiking prices, but Washington is copying many of its policies.

February 16, 2021 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

More than Just Friends? New Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan Agreement on Joint Energy Production in the Caspian Sea

On January 21, 2021 the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed an intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint development of the newly named Dostluq (friendship in Azerbaijani...

July 17, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Poses Threat to European Energy Security

Fighting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani militaries resumed this week, resulting in both military and civilian casualties. These developments may threaten the major energy and transport corridor from...

June 24, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Post Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities for the CAMCA Region

Epidemics are not new to the CAMCA region and historical accounts document many of them. In Genghis Khan’s main code of laws, Yasa, public health infractions, such as polluting or urinating in rivers,...

June 16, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

The U.S. Natural Gas Crash: Geopolitical Implications

While the dramatic drop in global oil prices since the COVID-19 outbreak has grabbed headlines, more geopolitically important developments may be occurring in natural gas markets. These developments could...

May 11, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

U.S. Sanctions on Iran: Is Natural Gas Next?

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign is having a significant impact on Iran’s macroeconomic stability and draining the government’s export earnings and reserves. As Iranian oil exports...

January 17, 2020 | John Hardie |

Russia Strengthens Hand in Europe, Ukraine with Inauguration of TurkStream Pipeline

Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Serbian leaders gathered last week to inaugurate TurkStream, a pipeline designed to supply Russian natural gas to Turkey and Europe while bypassing Ukraine. The project...