Pipeline Politics
Sorry Ukraine, You Still Need Russian Gas

Kiev is staking out a hardline position in new gas negotiations with Moscow, but make no mistake: it needs Gazprom.

Gridlock
Europe’s Grids Can’t Handle Renewables

Europe’s power grids weren’t built with renewables in mind, and upgrading those systems won’t be cheap.

You Reap What You Sow
Germany’s Nuclear Phaseout Cost Runneth Over

German taxpayers are about to find out how expensive it is to decommission a bunch of nuclear plants.

Frack Alack
Why Shale Fails Abroad

No one is close to catching up to the American shale boom. Here’s why.

Natural Disaster
Europe Fears Tomorrow’s Eclipse

Solar-crazed Europe will be darkened by a near-total eclipse tomorrow. How will its energy grid fare?

OPEC Beware
Fear the Fracklog!

American shale producers are drilling but not yet fracking a growing number of wells. This “fracklog” should worry the world’s petrostates.

Buying Smarter
Putin Aims to Divide and Conquer EU Energy Strategy

EU policymakers will meet tomorrow to debate a plan to give the Commission oversight over gas supply contracts.

Crude Economics
American Oil Prices Fall to New Lows

WTI crude hit a six year low this week as US shale producers defy OPEC expectations and keep the oil flowing.

Coming Up With the Cash
Ukraine Limps Its Way Out of Winter

Ukraine continues to prepay for gas in dribs and drabs ahead of a new round of supply talks with Gazprom on Friday.

Live From DC
Watch WRM Speak With Senator Tom Cotton

Walter Russell Mead is hosting a conversation about US foreign policy with Senator Tom Cotton at the Hudson Institute this morning.

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