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Edward C. Chow

Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program

Associated Research Focus:

Energy

Associated Programs:

Energy and National Security

Expertise:

International oil and gas industry

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Edward Chow, a senior fellow in the CSIS Energy Program, is an international energy expert with 30 years of oil industry experience. He has worked in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Specializing in government policy and business strategy—particularly on investments in emerging economies and international oil and gas negotiations—he spent 20 years working with Chevron Corporation in the United States and overseas.

 

Chow is a graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in international affairs. He has published articles in leading academic and foreign policy journals and spoken at energy conferences in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Turkey, and China.


Recent publications include:

“From Victory to Success: Why Oil Won’t Be a Quick Fix,” Foreign Policy (July/August 2003).

“U.S.-Russia Energy Dialogue: Policy, Projects or Photo Op?” Foreign Service Journal (December 2003).

“Russian Pipelines: Back to the Future,” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (Winter/Spring 2004).

“Hurricane Katrina and US Energy Security” (coauthored with Jonathan Elkind), Survival (December 2005).

CSIS Publications by Edward C. Chow


Commentary: An Oil Crossroad in the Cross Hairs 08/15/2008

Edward C. Chow In the News


Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by Agence France Press, "U.S. Seeks to Offset Russian Energy Dominance." 08/29/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by Agence France Press, "After Georgia, U.S. Fears Interests at Risk in Ukraine, Azerbaijan." 08/28/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow in the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by Gannett News Service, "Lugar Heading Overseas to Study Energy Security." 08/22/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, had a commentary published by the New York Times Online, "An Oil Crossraod in the Cross Hairs." 08/14/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by BusinessWeek, "The Oil and the Glory: Not So Fast." 08/13/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Russia-Georgia Conflict Raises Worries Over Oil and Gas Pipelines." 08/13/2008
Edward Chow, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by the Washington Post, "Russia's Strike Shows the Power of the Pipeline." 08/13/2008
Edward Chao, a senior fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by BusinessWeek, "A Roadblock to Russia Oil and Gas." 08/11/2008
Edward Chow, a Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, was quoted by CNBC.com, "US Energy Giants Eye New Caspian Sea Opportunity." 11/27/2007
Edward Chow, a senior adviser with CSIS's Energy Program, was interviewed by Russia Today Television about the impacts of a possible agreement to create an OPEC-style gas cartel. 04/05/2007
 

 

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