Vladimir Kara-Murza has regained consciousness in a Moscow hospital after falling gravely ill on May 26, and the Russian opposition leader's father now says his son was poisoned."After the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, the collapse and severe, life-threatening medical condition of Kara-Murza raised suspicions among his friends that he may have been deliberately poisoned,"
By Melinda Haring
The Atlantic Council
June 4, 2015
When oil ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meet in Vienna on June 5, they’ll face a strategic dilemma. Political instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is discouraging capital investment in local oil and gas projects, and shifting interest to North American shale.
The Atlantic Council
June 3, 2015
Although many in the U.S. and around the world are trying to do in coal, it remains an important energy source in the 21st century. The 2016 presidential election will be about the future of U.S. coal.It is especially important because the coal industry employs more than 83,000 people while providing the cheapest electricity per kilowatt.
By Ariel Cohen
Wall Street Journal
May 8, 2015
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that Greece would get “hundreds of millions of Euros every year” for bringing Russian gas into the EU. Gazprom’s goal is to establish a new entry point to Europe bypassing the traditional route through Ukraine.
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Natural Gas Europe
May 4, 2015
As Europe is seeking sources of natural gas to serve as an alternative for the politically sensitive Gazprom supply, a massive gas source presents itself for exploration and production. Whether this will happen or not depends on Turkey, a potential transit country.
The Wall Street Journal – The Experts
Apr 3, 2015
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Ukraine is facing a huge energy-security challenge. It is dependent on Russia supplying most of its natural gas as well as uranium fuel for its nuclear reactors.Under these circumstances, a responsible government would develop a policy aimed at encouraging domestic hydrocarbon exploration and production. Instead, the government of Ukraine is doing the opposite.
By Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
Apr 1, 2015
The future of Ukraine was discussed at the Ukrainian Energy Forum in Kiev. Despite the fact that the Ukrainian energy market is seasawed due to civil war in the east of the country, experts still put high hopes on reforming of the sector. Natural Gas Europe had the pleasure to talk about the current situation in the second largest European country with Ariel Cohen.
By Marina Zvonareva
Natural Gas Europe
March 16, 2015
Ukraine is facing existential challenges, and energy security is one of them. The country is dependent on Russia supplying most of its natural gas as well as uranium fuel for its nuclear reactors. Under these very difficult circumstances, a government with a holistic view of its strategic security and energy goals would logically develop a policy aimed at encouraging increased domestic oil and gas production.
By Ariel Cohen
Natural Gas Europe
March 10, 2015
Moscow on the “Challenges and Prospects of Oil and Gas Industry in Russia and Worldwide.”The global energy landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, reshaping long-held expectations for our energy future. The presentation will offer a global energy outlook with the emphasis on Russian oil and gas production. Dr. Cohen will provide insight into recent events in the oil and gas industries around the world.
Ariel Cohen / Global Oil & Gas
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
“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
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
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: If I could pass one energy policy, what would it be?I would open federal lands and offshore acreage for hydrocarbon prospecting. The Wall Street Journal – The Experts
September 30, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Increases in energy efficiency and conservation can be addressed at the government level in policy, but in the U.S. real changes in energy consumption begin with the consumer.
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
The Wall Street Journal
September 29, 2014
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
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
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