Energy Security

EWI works to address global fears about access to resources and energy by rebuilding confidence in international rules and cooperative approaches that reconcile competing stakeholder interests. We promote confidence-building measures to ensure resource and energy security, including a quick shift to a low-carbon energy future. To achieve these goals, we are using our networks to bring together leaders from different countries and disparate points of view to reframe questions and foster agreement to manage this global challenge and prevent future conflicts.

New Ideas to Ensure Energy Security

EWI works with opinion formers, decision makers, and mass media to deliver fresh approaches to ensure energy security and access to resources. Some of the ideas EWI has put forward in recent years are:

  • International nuclear fuel banks, backed by the U.S. and Russia, that provide fissile material to other states and limit nuclear proliferation
  • Cooperative ventures between China and the U.S. in Africa to reduce conflicts over resources
  • An international energy tribunal to help increase transparency and competition in global energy markets.

High Level Access to Policy Makers in Difficult Markets

EWI and its partners work with political leaders and high-level officials in countries troubled by disputes over energy investments and markets. EWI is the only action-oriented NGO working consistently to bridge the governments of Russia, China, the United States and Europe and other major energy powers to create new solutions.

Harnessing Networks

EWI has a rare reputation for quickly convening the right networks to address security challenges, and brings this strength to work on international energy policy and problems. We have worked with CEOs and senior executives of leading energy companies, political leaders in the energy sector, and other actors to catalyze solutions. Our reputation, as exemplified by our ranking in 2009 among the top two per cent of international affairs think tanks in the U.S., is due to our ability to combine new ideas with effective networking and follow-up to implement them.

Launching the Policy Innovation Unit

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Launching the Policy Innovation Unit

EWI Professorial Fellow Dr. Greg Austin leads a new initiative to address global risks, threats and challenges.

East Africa's "Emerging Resource Bonanza"

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East Africa's "Emerging Resource Bonanza"

On January 31st, a panel session hosted by the EastWest Institute and Gallup in Washington, DC assessed the many challenges and opportunities presented by recent discoveries of oil and gas deposits in East Africa. 

Gazprom's Uncertain Future

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Gazprom's Uncertain Future

Writing for The Moscow Times, EWI Senior Fellow Danila Bochkarev discusses the impact of independent producers on Russia's gas market.

 India and Pakistan’s Energy Security: Can Afghanistan Play a Critical Role?

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India and Pakistan’s Energy Security: Can Afghanistan Play a Critical Role?

Danila Bochkarev argues that power shortages in the region can be addressed by transforming Afghanistan into a trade and transit hub.

EWI Study Calls for New International Energy Tribunal to Stabilize Global Energy Markets

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EWI Study Calls for New International Energy Tribunal to Stabilize Global Energy Markets

In a new policy paper, EWI fellow Angelica Austin calls for the creation of an international tribunal to resolve disputes and improve competition in global energy markets.

Energy Interests And Alliances: China, America And Africa

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Energy Interests And Alliances: China, America And Africa

EWI this week released a new policy paper arguing for joint action by the United States and China to support the energy security of Africans.

Launching the Policy Innovation Unit

Commentary

Launching the Policy Innovation Unit

EWI Professorial Fellow Dr. Greg Austin leads a new initiative to address global risks, threats and challenges.

Gazprom's Uncertain Future

Commentary

Gazprom's Uncertain Future

Writing for The Moscow Times, EWI Senior Fellow Danila Bochkarev discusses the impact of independent producers on Russia's gas market.

The Foreign Policy Divide: Romney

Commentary

The Foreign Policy Divide: Romney

How is Romney positioning himself on key international issues? EWI’s Jacqueline McLaren Miller looks at the campaign record so far.

East Africa's "Emerging Resource Bonanza"

Event Report

East Africa's "Emerging Resource Bonanza"

On January 31st, a panel session hosted by the EastWest Institute and Gallup in Washington, DC assessed the many challenges and opportunities presented by recent discoveries of oil and gas deposits in East Africa. 

Charles Emmerson on the Future History of the Arctic

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Charles Emmerson on the Future History of the Arctic

Geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson discussed his new book, The Future History of the Arctic, at EWI’s Speaker Series and outlined the increasing strategic, economic and environmental importance of the Arctic.

Is the CTBT D.O.A.?

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Is the CTBT D.O.A.?

At a bipartisan roundtable at the EastWest Institute, Ambassador Robert Grey and Stephen Rademaker explored the prospects of U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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