Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Robert Ebel, a senior advisor with the CSIS Energy Program, were quoted by Reuters, "Energy Crisis? Not on U.S. Campaign Trail."
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Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Robert Ebel, a senior advisor with the CSIS Energy Program, were quoted by Reuters, "Energy Crisis? Not on U.S. Campaign Trail."
It has been called the 800-pound gorilla but it's getting scant attention in the U.S. election. And yet it could well be one of the most pressing issues facing the next winner of the Oval Office.
Energy security, or the nation's ability to procure oil whenever needed, looms large for the current and future U.S. president after oil hit $100 a barrel this week and put markets on a razor's edge between supply and demand. [...]
"Everyone's making the usual comments but none of the candidates has offered any practical details," said Anthony Cordesman, energy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, who gives all the candidates poor grades on energy issues. [...]
Robert Ebel, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, does not think it will be a major issue for Americans when they head for the voting booths.
"It's important, but I wouldn't put it at the top of the list," he said, adding Americans care more about education, health care, or the price of goods. Read the article
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