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Sunday MorningWhat went wrong in Russia?Thane Gustafson discusses his new book The Perfect Storm: Russia’s Failed Ambitions and the Future of Energy.2025-06-2227 min
The Energy Transition Show with Chris NelderRussia Revisited [abridged]Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Western sanctions, the country remains an oil and gas powerhouse. Despite falling from the world’s second-largest to third-largest global oil producer and seeing its export rankings decline, Russia continues to delay the global energy transition as a major fossil fuel supplier and geopolitical force.
Western observers often struggle to understand Russia’s future role in energy geopolitics and the intentions of President Vladimir Putin. To shed light on these questions, we welcome back Thane Gustafson, Professor of Government at Georgetown University and a leading authority on Rus...2025-05-2121 min
Posts | The Energy Transition Show[Episode #250] – Russia RevisitedThree years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Western sanctions, the country remains an oil and gas powerhouse. Despite falling from the world's second-largest to third-largest global oil producer and seeing its export rankings decline, Russia continues to delay the global energy transition as a major fossil fuel supplier and geopolitical force.
Western observers often struggle to understand Russia's future role in energy geopolitics and the intentions of President Vladimir Putin. To shed light on these questions, we welcome back Thane Gustafson, Professor of Government at Georgetown University and a leading authority on Russian political...2025-05-2100 min
Pokretači PodcastThe future(s) of renewable energy, Germany and Europe (ft. Hanns Koenig)The temporary collapse of the Spanish and Portuguese energy system in April 2025 showed the new challenges for energy supply and transmission, on top of the past three years which put Europe’s energy policy on a geopolitical test. What is the future of renewables and what is in store for Germany and Europe? Hanns Koenig (Aurora Energy Research, MD Central Europe) is here to explain.
Notes:
Hanns’s analysis of the new German government energy policies
The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe- Thane Gustafson
Kaput: The End of the German Miracle - Wolfgang Münchau
Energy Unplugged podcast2025-04-2946 min
The Land & Climate PodcastDoes Russia have its head in the sand about the future of fossil fuels?In this episode, Lauren Sneade speaks to Professor Thane Gustafson for a second instalment on how the Russian oil industry affects the country's attitudes towards climate change, given the country's distinguished history of climate science. They cover how climate change has affected the country so far, and how Russian policymaking has responded, raising questions around the political will of Russian political figures to tackle the crisis. Further reading: Igor Makarov, Henry Chen & Sergey Paltsev (2020) Impacts of climate change policies worldwide on the Russian economyThane Gustafson, Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate...2023-02-1716 minThe Land & Climate PodcastWill the Russian economy survive fossil phase-out?Lauren Sneade talks to Thane Gustafson about the future of Russian oil through the climate crisis and the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Gustafson is a professor of political science at Georgetown University, and an author of numerous books about Russia's fossil fuel dependence, the most recent being 2021's Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change. Lauren and Professor Gustafson discuss the question: is Putin promoting a geopolitical narrative of Russian supremacy over the country’s national economic future?Further readingBuy Klimat: Russian in the Age of Climate Ch...2022-11-2521 min
bne IntelliNewsWoE: Are Russian Sanctions Working?Join Ben Aris as he discusses the uncharted territories we are entering regarding Russian sanction and the effect they are going to have across Europe and the rest of the world. They touch on Russian mercantilism, The Ukraine war, Russia's technological future, and the economic impact in the long term. YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZja_6s7f80 Guest: Thane Gustafson - professor of political science at Georgetown University You can view his Substack here:https://thanegustafson.substack.com/2022-08-1600 min
The Eurasian Climate BriefWar in Ukraine: can energy transition and security reinforce each other?The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast dedicated to climate issues in the region stretching from Eastern Europe to Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia.In this episode, we're speaking with one of the world’s top Russian energy experts, Thane Gustafson. How has the war in Ukraine has reshaped the global energy trade? And, could it help accelerate the energy transition?Thane is a professor in Russian politics and the politics of Government in the Soviet Union at Georgetown University in Washington. A former professor at Harvard University, he is the author of...2022-05-1227 min
Resources RadioThe History of the Defense Production Act in the Energy Sector, with Ty PriestIn this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Ty Priest, associate professor of history and geography at the University of Iowa. Priest explains the origin, history, and potential future of the Defense Production Act in the context of US energy development. Priest and Raimi discuss how the act has evolved and expanded under different presidential administrations since it was enacted in 1950 and how the act has been invoked to promote domestic energy security in the face of major concerns such as COVID and climate change.
References and recommendations:
“Global Gambits: Big Steel and the US Quest for Manganese” by Tyl...2022-04-2428 min
ImpoliticOil Prices Amidst Crisis We interview Professor Thane Gustafson of Georgetown University who is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost experts on oil. Professor Gustafson provides a broad overview of how oil supply and prices are established, discusses the impact of the Ukrainian war on global oil markets, and offers his thoughts on the future of hydrocarbons as an energy resource. 2022-03-2132 minThe Energy Transition Show with Chris NelderTransition in Russia Part 1 [abridged]In this first part of a two-part interview, we talk with Professor Thane Gustafson about Russia’s oil sector.2021-12-2231 min
Asian Review of BooksThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in perma...2021-12-0348 min
New Books in European PoliticsThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in perma...2021-12-0348 min
New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in perma...2021-12-0348 min
New Books in World AffairsThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.
The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.
What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in permafrost, and an economy with str...2021-12-0348 min
New Books in Environmental StudiesThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in perma...2021-12-0348 min
New Books in EconomicsThane Gustafson, "Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change" (Harvard UP, 2021)With COP26 and high fossil fuel prices, energy is back in the headlines. And Russia, as one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons, is part of the conversation--most recently, in Putin’s refusal to expand oil production to ease global prices.The world is coming up on three major transitions—peak use of fossil fuels, renewables competing with non-renewables, and a warming climate likely to surpass the 1.5 degree threshold set by the IPCC.What do those trends mean for Russia: a great power, a major oil and gas producer, an Arctic country covered in perma...2021-12-0348 min
Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe by Thane GustafsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe Author: Thane Gustafson Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 31, 2020 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet empire, the West faces a new era of East-West tensions. Any vision of a modern Russia integrated into the world economy and aligned in peaceful partnership with a reunited Europe has abruptly vanished. Two opposing narratives vie to explain the strategic future of...2020-07-3110 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe by Thane GustafsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426007to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe
Author: Thane Gustafson
Narrator: Sean Runnette
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 5 minutes
Release date: July 31, 2020
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet empire, the West faces a new era of East-West tensions. Any vision of a modern Russia integrated into the world economy and aligned in peaceful partnership with a reunited Europe has abruptly vanished. Two opposing narratives vie to explain the strategic future of Europe...2020-07-316h 05
The Europe DeskThe Europe Desk's Summer Reads: Pipeline PoliticsThane Gustafson, professor of government at Georgetown University, joined us for our third episode of our series: The Europe Desk’s Summer Reads to discuss his latest book The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe, available now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Jonas Heering and Emily Traynor Mayrand Co...2020-07-1434 min
The Energy ShowOIL: U.S. vs. RUSSIADonald Trump says U.S. oil independence makes America immune to Russian oil. Discover how the explosive growth of U.S. oil is impacting Russia and what Russia is doing to stay competitive. Thane Gustafson joins Mike to discuss his research of the Russian oil industry.2020-01-3130 min
Sunday Book ReviewJanuary 5, 2020, the Sunday Book Review, Releases in 2020 editionIn today’s edition of Sunday Book Review:
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty
Sabotage: The Hidden Nature of Finance by Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan
The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe by Thane Gustafson
Reed Hastings: Building Netflix by Matt Burgess
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Europe - AudioThe Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided EuropeRussian natural gas exports are once again high on the agenda. Russia is completing two new pipelines to Europe, just inaugurated a new gas pipeline to China, and is boosting its presence in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. All this is happening as the outlook for gas in Europe is being upended by new supplies and routes, by new rules and regulations, and by an ambitious decarbonization agenda that will reshape the role of gas in the European energy system, and thus the relationship with Russia.
The Europe-Russia relationship has always had a political and geopolitical...2020-01-0800 min
Energy and Sustainability - AudioThe Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided EuropeRussian natural gas exports are once again high on the agenda. Russia is completing two new pipelines to Europe, just inaugurated a new gas pipeline to China, and is boosting its presence in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. All this is happening as the outlook for gas in Europe is being upended by new supplies and routes, by new rules and regulations, and by an ambitious decarbonization agenda that will reshape the role of gas in the European energy system, and thus the relationship with Russia.
The Europe-Russia relationship has always had a political and geopolitical...2020-01-0800 minNew Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesThane Gustafson, “Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia” (Harvard UP, 2014)Russia’s economy hinges on its ability to produce and sell natural resources. Especially oil. It comes as no surprise that the collapse of Soviet Union ushered in a mad scramble for control over oil resources. The oligarchs who sat atop the treasure trove of oil production following post-Soviet privatization, clashed... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies2015-01-2026 min