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“Everything up in the air”: LNG, the Strait of Hormuz, and Central & Eastern Europe’s energy future

"LNG shipments to Central & Eastern Europe are reliable as long as those gas markets are not overly dependent upon one supplier."

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • CEEEnergyNews • April 17, 2026

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Live Updates: US-Israeli Attacks on Iran and Global Energy Impacts

On February 28, the US and Israel launched new attacks on Iran targeting primarily the country's leadership, security forces, and missile program.

Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Erica Downs, Ira Joseph, Richard Nephew, Daniel Sternoff, Karen E. Young, Robin Mills & Neelesh Nerurkar • April 16, 2026

Live Updates: US-Israeli Attacks on Iran and Global Energy Impacts

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Energy Disruptions in the Eastern Mediterranean from the US-Israel War with Iran

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Blog by Robin Mills • April 16, 2026

Gulf Energy Disruption and the Fragility of Global Markets

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Blog by Fatimah M. Alkayadi & Karen E. Young • April 15, 2026

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Amos Hochstein on the Strait of Hormuz Opening and Where the War is Headed

It’s been a head-spinning day in the Iran war. Earlier today, following a temporary truce between Lebanon and Israel, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Amos Hochstein • April 17, 2026

Amos Hochstein on the Strait of Hormuz Opening and Where the War is Headed

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Iran Conflict Brief: Will the Ceasefire Hold? Analyzing Tehran’s High-Stakes Diplomacy

With an April 21 deadline looming, the Middle East remains suspended in a volatile state of war and peace. Regional mediators are scrambling to broker a second round...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Mohammad Ali Shabani • April 16, 2026

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Rajiv Shah on Advancing Universal Abundant Energy Access

Energy abundance means different things in today’s global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access while meeting rising energy demand. It...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Rajiv Shah • April 14, 2026

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Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2026 is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.

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The Iran War Is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • The New York Times Magazine • March 27, 2026

Could a global economy dependent on renewable energy see less war? Experts explain

A mass transition to green energy could help to quell future international conflicts that stem from the control of oil, energy and climate change experts told ABC News.

News and Publications with Kate Guy • ABC News • March 17, 2026

Zero: What the Iran War Means for the Energy Transition

Many consider a widespread war in the Middle East the worst-case scenario for the global oil and gas market. That war is here, and it could have wide-ranging, long-lasting impacts on energy and climate policy. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Jason Bordoff to try to understand what those impacts could look like.

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • Bloomberg • March 3, 2026

Zero: What the Iran War Means for the Energy Transition

Reflections from Munich 2026

I’m en route home after a week in Europe—first at the Oslo Energy Forum and then at the Munich Security Conference. Munich generated considerable news and drama, but...

Announcement by Jason Bordoff • February 16, 2026

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The Iran Shock

Within days of the initial U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, the world was plunged into an energy crisis.

Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff & Meghan L. O'Sullivan • Foreign Affairs • April 06, 2026

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How the Iran War Is Changing Europe’s Energy Transition

The war in Iran is not just another energy shock. It is arriving at a moment when Europe is already under cumulative strain: a war on its eastern border, the lingering aftershocks of the 2022 energy crisis, industrial decline, political fragmentation, fiscal limits, and a widening debate over how much of its own security it must now provide.

Op-eds & Essays with Tatiana Mitrova • The National Interest • March 20, 2026

How the Iran War Is Changing Europe’s Energy Transition

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Energy is the next battlefield

Without transatlantic alignment, we risk forfeiting the very advantages our alliance was built to protect.

Op-eds & Essays with Ann Mettler • Politico • December 10, 2025

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Kurt Campbell on China’s Approach to Energy Security and Statecraft

The Iran conflict has rapidly expanded, drawing in actors across the Middle East and raising concerns about broader regional escalation.

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • March 24, 2026

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