Oil

Hugonomics

Was Chávez good for Venezuela?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | MARCH 11, 2013

The Empire Makes Nice

Is it time for a Venezuela reset?

BY MICHAEL SHIFTER | MARCH 11, 2013

Who's Winning the Great Energy Rat Race?

China just passed the United States as the world's leading oil importer. America should be happy to be No. 2.

BY ROBIN M. MILLS | MARCH 8, 2013

The United Petrostates of America

Ordinary Americans are about to find out why they call it the “resource curse.”

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The Kingdom of No Surprises

The more things change in Saudi Arabia, the more they remain the same.

BY MICHAEL STEPHENS | FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The End of the Latin American Left

Will Hugo Chávez's revolution die with him?

BY ALVARO VARGAS LLOSA | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Other Resource Curse

Moving away from fossil fuels could be devastating for some of the world's poorest countries.

BY MICHAEL LEVI | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Eradicateurs

Why Algeria doesn't talk to terrorists -- even if that means killing hostages.

BY GEOFF D. PORTER | JANUARY 18, 2013

A New Law of Petropolitics

Sorry, Tom Friedman, higher oil prices don't always mean lower levels of democracy.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 2, 2013

The Law Still Stands

Why I stand by my arguments about oil and dictatorship.

BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | JANUARY 2, 2013

Feeling the Pain in Tehran

As sanctions bite, some of Iran's leaders are signaling a willingness to come back to the negotiating table.

BY NAZILA FATHI | DECEMBER 21, 2012

Keeping the Flame Alive

This Hanukkah, Israel doesn't have to worry about running out of oil.

BY FRANK JACOBS | DECEMBER 10, 2012

Nightmare Squared

Longing for the days of Kim Jong Il? Maybe it's time to transfer your affections to the delusional dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

BY PEDRO PIZANO | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Adapt or Die

Still think climate change is a joke?

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Backfire in Baghdad

How ExxonMobil's God Pod beat Iraq's oil chieftains at their own game.

BY BEN VAN HEUVELEN | OCTOBER 26, 2012

Where the Arab Spring Has Not Yet Sprung

The spirit of rebellion continues to simmer in the Middle East and North Africa. But you won’t see much about it in the headlines.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 17, 2012

China's Oil Investment Is Not a Threat

The Chinese purchase of a Canadian oil company is something U.S. officials should welcome, not fear.

BY ERICA DOWNS | OCTOBER 10, 2012

Chavez Rides Again

Make no mistake: Hugo Chávez's victory in Sunday's election marks another step in the erosion of Venezuela's democratic institutions.

BY MICHAEL ALBERTUS | OCTOBER 9, 2012

The Sanctions Conundrum

Some say the sanctions against Tehran are working. But wasn't the Iranian economy already a basket case?

BY PETER PASSELL | OCTOBER 9, 2012

No Exit

For the first time in many years, Venezuela’s presidential election is raising the possibility of an electoral defeat for Hugo Chávez. But if he loses, does that mean he’ll go?

BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 4, 2012

The Real Reason Energy Traders Are Losing Sleep

This time, it's Western politicians, not Arabian sheikhs, who are roiling the oil markets.

BY BLAKE CLAYTON | OCTOBER 4, 2012

An Idealist on Death Row

Why the desperate fate of a little-known Sudanese human rights activists poses some fundamental questions about what it means to be human.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 3, 2012

Save Benghazi

How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

How to Save the Regime in Tehran

Shirin Ebadi, Iran's leading human rights activist, explains why on attack on the country's nuclear program is just what the mullahs have been yearning for.

BY NAZILA FATHI | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The Problem with Patriotism

The dispute over islands in the East China Sea is stirring up nationalist passions in the region. That doesn't bode well for the future of democracy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Regulating the Resource Curse

How a small change by the SEC could prevent war, decrease corruption, and help developing countries fight Big Oil.

BY JEFF COLGAN | AUGUST 27, 2012

Boom Time

Energy independence is in the United States' reach.

SEPT/OCT 2012

The Last Free Oligarch

Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Fridman thought he could get away with crossing Vladimir Putin. He miscalculated -- badly.

BY STEVE LEVINE | JULY 25, 2012

Choke Point

In threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is risking more than war. It just might make the vitally important oil shipping route irrelevant.

BY GAL LUFT | JULY 19, 2012

The Era of Oil Abundance

Meet the winners and losers of the coming age of plenty.

BY STEVE LEVINE | JULY 17, 2012