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Published work and essays.

Foreign Affairs, Project Syndicate, Energy Common Sense, Barron's, The Hill, academic publications, and historical work with source links preserved.

Foreign Affairs / Feb 19, 2026

Energy Dominance With Chinese Characteristics

Why Beijing holds the power in the century ahead.

Project Syndicate / Jun 11, 2026

Peak Oil Demand Has Arrived

Energy security, conflict risk, and the arrival of peak oil demand.

Barron's / Jul 24, 2024

Carolyn Kissane on the Clash Between AI and Climate

AI electricity demand, emissions, and the addition-versus-substitution phase.

Project Syndicate / Dec 17, 2024

The Energy Transition That Couldn't

Co-authored with Richard Haass; transition realism and the limits of substitution.

The Hill / 2021

Hacking regrets: The Colonial Pipeline and lessons to be learned

Cybersecurity, infrastructure, and the public consequences of energy disruption.

The Hill / 2021

RIP Big Oil? Why this week was monumental for climate action

Climate action, institutional pressure, and the changing oil major.