The New Geopolitics of Energy

Do the oil states in the Gulf have the desire and the means to transition away from oil and gas? Have the member states of the European Union made any progress since their piecemeal response to the Russian gas diktat? Will European and American strategies ever align? What place will nuclear and renewable energies occupy in the world of tomorrow, and beyond?

In another arena, a faltering multilateralism—even on major matters transcending national boundaries—is holding back the work of the International Criminal Court.

And yet the ICC has come far since it was founded by the Rome Statute, exercising its jurisdiction over the most serious of crimes taking place in Ukraine and in Gaza. This undoubtedly marks a watershed in the short history of international criminal justice. Only time will tell whether national governments will rally behind the ICC’s progress, or whether it will have to settle for a more symbolic role as custodian of morality and international law.

International negotiations on climate change, and international prosecutions for the most egregious crimes: these are two areas where multilateralism, in dire need of reform, is struggling to assert itself within existing legal frameworks.

THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY
The Oil States in the Gulf: The End of Fossil Fuels?, by Kate Dourian
How have European Countries Disconnected themselves from Russian Gas?, by Didier Holleaux
The United States, the European Union, and the Green Great Game, by Alexandre Damiens
The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy, by Cédric Tellenne
Nuclear Energy: A Positive Outlook?, by Teva Meyer

BAROMETERS
Asia and the Demographic Shock, by Paul Salez
From Cuba to Ukraine: Strategic Signaling and Nuclear Deterrence, by Héloise Fayet

REFLECTIONS
Would France Benefit from Leaving the European Union?, by Maxime Lefebvre
Switzerland’s Impossible Neutrality, by Matthieu Etourneau