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“Ce serait suicidaire” : pourquoi l’Europe redoute sa dépendance au gaz américain

Au rythme actuel, les Etats-Unis pourraient fournir 80 % du GNL dont les Européens ont besoin en 2030. Bien trop risqué dans un contexte géopolitique tendu.

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • L'Express • February 6, 2026

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Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

The United States is at a rare inflection point for nuclear energy, with unprecedented momentum behind deployment and regulatory reform as nuclear becomes central to energy security, AI competitiveness, and state and corporate climate goals.

Blog by Ashley Finan • February 2, 2026

Making Nuclear Regulatory Reform Durable: Efficiency Backed by Credibility and Predictability

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How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Karen E. Young • January 30, 2026

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Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Erica Downs • January 29, 2026

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Energy Policy

Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy

As political support for clean energy has waxed and waned over the past twenty years, so has the government’s financial backing. In the 2010s, critics pointed to the...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jigar Shah • February 3, 2026

Jigar Shah Wants to Depoliticize Energy

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Michael Webber on What’s Behind Rising Energy Costs

With electricity prices on the rise, the future of our power grid is attracting a lot more attention. Surging demand is at the center of the story, but...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Webber • January 27, 2026

Energy Policy

Reporters’ Roundtable: What’s Driving US Energy Policy News in 2026?

From the affordability crisis and the data center boom, to the US government’s campaign to reinvigorate the Venezuelan oil market, energy is dominating headlines in unusual ways. And...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • January 20, 2026

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February 16, 2026 - February 18, 2026 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm est

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

This workshop will be conducted in two parts: Part one on February 16 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, and Part two on February 18 from 1:00 PM to...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027

The Energy Transition from a Fiscal Angle ⁠– A Two Part Workshop

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February 25, 2026 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est

Energy Markets and the Future of Energy with Amrita Sen

Join us on February 25 for an in-depth, student-only conversation. Registration is required, and space is limited. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women...

Event • Center on Global Energy Policy
1255 Amsterdam Ave Floor 1, New York, NY 10027

February 25, 2026 • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm est

Powering Our Future: Careers in the Evolving Electricity Sector

Join the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy Initiative (WIE), and the NYU SPS Energy,...

Event • NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012

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Geopolitics

Ransom payment? Try obligation fulfilled

Op-eds & Essays by Richard Nephew • August 04, 2016

Writing in The Hill, Richard Nephew explains the history and reality of the so-called “ransom payment” made to Iran by the United States in January 2016 of $400 million, which is now the subject of such controversy.

You can read the full op-ed here.

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Oil

How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States

Multiple US–Iran conflict scenarios carry materially different risks for global oil infrastructure, transit routes, and prices.

Blog by Karen E. Young • January 30, 2026

How a Conflict in Iran Could Affect Oil Markets in the Gulf Arab States

Oil

Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned

China’s crude oil imports hit a record-high 11.6 million barrels per day in 2025, as geopolitical tensions, low oil prices, and global oversupply spurred China to increase its oil stockpiles, a trend likely to continue in 2026.

Blog by Erica Downs • January 29, 2026

Where China Gets Its Oil: Crude Imports in 2025 Reveal Stockpiling and Changing Fortunes of Certain Suppliers, Including Those Sanctioned

More Efficient Use of Venezuela’s Natural Gas Could Strengthen the Region’s Energy Security and the Country’s Electricity Sector

Venezuela holds 70% of Latin America's natural gas reserves, which it could export to Colombia and Trinidad to increase revenues.

Blog by Luisa Palacios, Diego Rivera Rivota & Ira Joseph • January 21, 2026

More Efficient Use of Venezuela’s Natural Gas Could Strengthen the Region’s Energy Security and the Country’s Electricity Sector

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April 21, 2026 • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm est

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.

Summit Event • Lerner Hall
Columbia University

Reflections from Davos 2026

As the train pulls away from Davos Dorf station through the snow-capped Swiss mountains, I find myself reflecting on a rather extraordinary week at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. While many questioned Davos’ continuing relevance last year, it is difficult to argue that this year’s gathering was not among the most consequential in recent memory, shaped in large part by President Trump’s dominant presence throughout the week’s discussions.

Announcement by Jason Bordoff • January 23, 2026

Geopolitics

Anja Manuel on the Next Era of Great Power Competition

Great power competition—particularly between the United States and China—is intensifying. This rivalry is reshaping everything from technology supply chains and energy security to the future of artificial intelligence. ...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Anja Manuel • January 13, 2026

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