“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."
In the last half century, global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trade has boomed, but the United States has sat on the sidelines—until now. Thanks to the shale boom, the United States will soon be a net exporter of natural gas, and its exports may well transform energy geopolitics in the years to come.
In March 2012, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington to press a US president on slowing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Inside the White House, the dilemma was stark.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched new attacks on Iran targeting primarily the country's leadership, security forces, and missile program.
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Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff & Akos Losz • March 04, 2016