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ARIEL COHEN: Russia could be a food superpower, given its vast soil and water resources. It still may become one, but the question is whether the food will be Western or Chinese.
The Wall Street Journal - The Experts
Jul 15, 2015
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Vice Speaker of the Duma and leader of the ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, has announced that in 2016, Russian flags will fly over Kyiv, Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius. Zhirinovsky is known to fly trial balloons on the Kremlin’s behalf. One cannot tell whether this is information warfare, a mere bluff to unsettle NATO, or a real signal. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Atlantic Council
July 15, 2015
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
The efforts of China to ensure its economic development and preeminence include the creation of the “New Silk Road” - the enormous system of infrastructure mega-projects to stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic. If completed, it will be the largest infrastructure undertaking ever built. Natural gas features prominently in the plan.
By Ariel Cohen
Natural Gas Europe
June 29th, 2015
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves cautioned at the Bratislava Global Security Forum on June 20, 2015, that the West should not stress the differences between old and new Europe, but find ways to unite Central and Eastern Europe with Western Europe."We lived next to Russia for 500 years—listen to what we have to say," Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said at the Bratislava Global Security Forum on June 20. He's right.
By Arial Cohen
The Atlantic Council
June 25, 2015
Recent events in Ukraine and Russia’s anti-Western rhetoric and military posture force European energy consumers to look for alternatives for Russian hydrocarbons. One of the possible suppliers of both oil and gas could be Kazakhstan, which boast the largest hydrocarbon resources in the oil-rich Caspian basin.Kazakhstan is among the top 15 countries in the world when it comes to essential oil reserves...
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Natural Gas Europe
June 08, 2015
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
Dr. Cohen commented on the re-election of President Nazarbayev during an interview with 24KZ.
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
Ukraine will remain at the heart of the conflict between the US and Russia beyond the 2016 presidential election. In the polls, Americans are united on Ukraine; the majority of respondents support increased sanctions on the Kremlin. All of the major presidential candidates, save Senator Rand Paul, take a tough approach with Moscow and support arming Ukraine.
Atlantic Council
By Ariel Cohen
April 20, 2015
Vladimir Putin's 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic - and aggressive - policy course in Russia. Here's why.
By Ariel Cohen
Kyiv Post
April 10, 2015
Vladimir Putin’s 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic—and aggressive—policy course in Russia. Here’s why.After Putin’s disappearance on March 5, the Russian media and the blogosphere dealt with little else.
By Ariel Cohen
Atlantic Council
April 7, 2015
Vladimir Putin's 10-day disappearance shortly after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and his triumphal reappearance after the broadcast of a 150-minute documentary on state television, suggest a more erratic - and aggressive - policy course in Russia. Here's why.
By Ariel Cohen
Kyiv Post
April 10, 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
The murder of my good friend Boris Nemtsov is a personal tragedy. When we met for lunch in Tel Aviv a few months ago, I warned him not to return to Moscow. Posters and ads denouncing him as a "national traitor" had been plastered all over the city's Novy Arbat Avenue and on the Internet.
By Ariel Cohen
Washington Times
March 4, 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
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
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
“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
