The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Natural gas
Scholarly Publications
Energy Transitions: A Curious History
September 2007
Talk delivered at dinner during CISAC's conference, "The Security Implications of Increased Global Reliance on Nuclear Power," Wednesday, 19 September 2007, Stanford University.
Edge of Disaster, The: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation
February 2007
We have learned little from the cataclysms of September 11 and Hurricane Katrina. When it comes to catastrophe, America is living on borrowed time--and squandering it.
Other Publications
Technology Can Nudge Climate Change Politics
October 2011
Reducing carbon-dioxide emissions is primarily a political problem, rather than a technological one.
News
How to solve the Nord Stream 2 dilemma
March 2021
If Gazprom could be persuaded to increase gas transit revenues for Ukraine, that would give the Biden administration a reason not to impose sanctions to block Nord Stream 2’s completion and...
Heading for (Another) Ukraine-Russia Gas Fight?
September 2019
Twice in the past 14 years, a dispute between Ukraine and Russia has led Russia to cut off natural gas flows to Ukraine and Europe. The stage is being set for another cut-off in January.
Old Events
What next for climate? Assessing the risks and the options
May 8, 2017
Abstract: Over decades, assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and many others has bolstered understanding of the climate problem: unequivocal warming, pervasive impacts, and...
Opportunities and Challenges of the New Global Abundance of Natural Gas Resources
August 24, 2016
Abstract: Over the past decade, the proven ability to produce large quantities of natural gas from organic-rich shale formations in North America has shown the potential to change the energy...
Proliferating from Civilian Nuclear Power
April 15, 2009
The purpose of this presentation is to indicate possible ways in which nuclear power plant (NPP) projects and possibly related nuclear fuel cycle facilities (should there be any) could be subverted...