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Too Soon to Rule Out Middle East Energy Disruption

An oil supply disruption from the Middle East war remains possible if Tehran is cornered. Israel has limited risk by targeting domestic Iranian energy sites. OPEC spare capacity helps, but using it to replace lost Iranian barrels could trigger political backlash.

Commentary by Clayton Seigle — June 16, 2025

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U.S. LNG: Remapping Energy Security

Europe's wartime shift from Russian gas to U.S. LNG is reshaping global energy trade. A new CSIS interactive feature demonstrates how transatlantic cooperation is critical for ensuring European energy security and hastening the energy transition.

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Energy Security and the Israel-Iran War

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion with Clay Seigle, Raad Alkadiri, and Adi Imsirovic to assess the state of energy security and what to expect from the current conflagration.  

Event — June 23, 2025

Too Soon to Rule Out Middle East Energy Disruption

An oil supply disruption from the Middle East war remains possible if Tehran is cornered. Israel has limited risk by targeting domestic Iranian energy sites. OPEC spare capacity helps, but using it to replace lost Iranian barrels could trigger political backlash.

Commentary by Clayton Seigle — June 16, 2025

Rethinking U.S. International Energy Finance

The United States needs a coherent international finance strategy that leverages its comparative strengths for emerging markets, where the demand for reliable and affordable energy now lies at the nexus of economic development and geopolitical competition.

Commentary by Ray Cai — June 3, 2025

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Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance

An audio version of “⁠Mobilizing Private Finance for the Clean Energy Transition: Japan’s Green Transformation and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Transition Finance⁠ ,” a new commentary by Motoshi Tomita. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Motoshi Tomita — May 30, 2025

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