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Turkey and Russia form stronger bilateral ties with a new extensive energy deal, but is it sustainable? Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced the cancellation of the $20 billion South Stream natural gas pipeline. In its place, Russia will build a natural gas hub on the Turkish-Greek border.
By Ariel Cohen
December 9, 2014
The Globalist
Michael Apted’s 1999 film “The World Is Not Enough” portrays the iconic James Bond and his fight against an international conspiracy involving a Caspian oil pipeline, a mysterious oil heiress, and an anarchic nemesis bent on chaos. Themes that haunt the energy industry appear frequently: oil terrorism, catastrophic damage during energy transport, and environmental protests.
By Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
November 28, 2014
The most important change needed for transporting crude throughout North America is the approval and construction of the fourth phase of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Keystone XL is an existing transnational network segmented into phases that cross Canada and the U.S.
By Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
November 27, 2014
Есть ли у США ответ на украинскую агрессию Путина? Говорим с профессором Ариэлем Коэном.
lBy Михаил Соколов
November 27, 2014
RFE/RL
В студии программы "Структура момента" обсуждают суть взаимоотношений России и Запада и перспективы развития этих отношений.
November 26, 2014
Channel One Russia
“Energy independence” has become a buzzword too closely associated with U.S. neo-isolationism. It is true that calorie by calorie, the U.S. can become “energy independent,” especially if it fully taps its massive fossil-fuel resources.
By Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
November 26, 2014
The most difficult challenge to American civilian nuclear energy is spent fuel.
By Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
November 25, 2014
Dr. Cohen’s interview with Russian Life News about President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
Life News
November 22, 2014
“We believe that Ukraine can make it as a European, free, Western-minded country,” Cohen said. “So does Vladimir Putin. And he is scared of that because an alternative Slavic, Eastern Slavic, Orthodox, half-of-the-country Russian-speaking country next to Russia is something he cannot tolerate.”
by Oksana Lyachynska
Kyiv Post
November 21, 2014
Europe’s dependency on Russian gas, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, has become a major strategic liability for the West. This is especially true as the war in Eastern Ukraine has brought relations between Moscow and Brussels as well as many of the European capitals to new lows.
By Ariel Cohen
Journal of Energy Security
November 20, 2014
США грозят РФ новыми санкциями, если Москва признает голосование легитимным.
November 2, 2014
RBK Russian Business TV Channel
On Oct. 24, Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Valdai Club speech, providing a unique peek into his geopolitical soul.While the Russian president raised important questions concerning post-Cold War global security and the role of the United States in the world order, he did it with such an edge — if not vitriol — that all hopes of a positive reception in Washington were dashed.
By Ariel Cohen
The Washington Times
October 30, 2014
The United States has always had a very modest record of achievements in Armenia. This is a one-way street. The U.S. seeks a resolution to the Karabakh conflict, but Armenia is resisting. I cannot remember what Armenia has given to the States but it has received a lot from the States, including hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and the 902 that restricts the aid to Azerbaijan.
by Ashot Safaryan
ArmInfo News Agency
October 16, 2014
While energy experts love to discuss climate change, they often disregard the actual costs and benefits of this phenomenon. As political violence rises globally, addressing, let alone reversing, climate change, is becoming increasingly challenging. Whether climate change is man-made or not, the economic cost of any proposed systemic solution can be exorbitant.
October 3, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Ariel Cohen, director of the Center for Energy Natural Resources and Geopolitics at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, said the situation “looks like a disaster for Ukraine, but more importantly, it looks like a disaster for the cause of nonproliferation.
The Washington Times
September 1, 2014
Interview with Dr. Cohen about the targets of the Islamic state and U.S. support for Iraq
CTV NEWS
August 16, 2014
The messy business of post-imperial disintegration is not over. The eruption of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities is not the only case in point. The former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan are at it again, too. And there may be a connection between the two conflicts, experts say.
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
The National Interest
August 7, 2014
Escalation of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan produces a serious threat to peace and stability in South Caucasus, Ariel Cohen, PhD, Principal, International Market Analysis Ltd, an energy and natural resources political risk company told Trend.He added that yet, unfortunately, the media is not reporting the story, just as it its coverage of the massive bloodshed in Syria and Iraq due to ISIS violence, has drastically declined.
AZERNEWS
August 2, 2014
Russia is being forced to pay back almost $52bn to former share holders of defunct oil group, Yukos.This, according to a court ruling by the Hague on Thursday.The decision, which comes almost ten years after the oil company went bankrupt, is being hailed as a victory for justice by market analysts.
August 1, 2014
RFI
Ariel Cohen, a leading U.S. energy and geopolitics expert and the principal of International Market Analysis, said the Islamic State has an “ambitious agenda” to try and conquer large territories, setting up violent clashes with multiple armies, governments and civilian fighters. “We may be, for all intents and purposes, looking at a multi-century conflict,” he said.
By Claude
SalhaniOilPrice.com
July 15, 2014
A leading American energy and geopolitics expert and the Principal of International Market Analysis, a natural resources advisory company, Ariel Cohen spoke to Trend regarding several topical issues, including the U.S.-Azerbaijan relations, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, recent developments in Iraq and Iran's disputed nuclear program.
By Claude Salhani
Trend AZ
July 8, 2014
Vladimir Putin is the father of the most significant energy mix shift in Europe. Ukraine may be the straw that broke the back of the energy camel. As a result, Russia is about to lose a lot of revenue. Talk about the unintended consequences.
Even before Putin occupied the Crimea and supported separatist insurgency in Eastern Ukraine, the EU Commission began to seek ways to diminish the continent’s dependence on the Russian gas.
By Ariel Cohen
The Heritage Foundation
May 26, 2014
In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from Ukraine. Now, some Western politicians and analysts are wondering: If those people came out to vote for “independence,” aren’t we obligated to consider their opinion when pondering the future of Ukraine?
By Ariel Cohen
The Heritage Foundation
May 25, 2014
Mr. Timchenko’s rise to prominence on the crucial China file shows that the current sanctions against individuals are ineffective, and Russia can essentially ignore them in many circumstances, said Ariel Cohen, a Russia and energy expert at the Heritage Foundation in Washington.
By Richard Blackwell
The Globe and Mail
May 22, 2014
