Energy war: “It’s reminiscent of the situation before the First World War”

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MAINTENANCE. American historian Daniel Yergin analyzes the current upheaval in energy markets, disrupted by the war in Ukraine.





Interview by Claire Meynial

Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (foreground), and President Vladimir Putin take part in military exercises in Primorsky Territory, Russia, September 6, 2022.
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SIf we had to appoint a guru of energy geopolitics, it would be him. Historian Daniel Yergin collects awards, most notably the 1992 Pulitzer for the essay for The Oilmen (Stock), the best-selling work of the New York Times, translated into twenty languages. He has served on the Board of Directors of the US Department of Energy under four Presidents. Among other things, he is a director of the National Petroleum Council and the Energy Association of the United States. his latest book The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations (Penguin Press, 2020), is a sum of anecdotes and data. It shows how the discovery of shale gas in the United States transformed them into a leading energy power and strengthened their global position by…


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