PHOPHATEPRICE has talked with Dr. Deendarlianto, the Director of the Center for Energy Studies, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, about the Southeast Asian
Category: Analysis
Why Cheap Commodities Jeopardize Democracy and Stability
The current period of falling commodity prices have had far-reaching repercussions on resource-rich developing markets. Since mid-2014, when the price of oil stood approximately at
Think-Tank: Designing a New EU-Turkey Strategic Gas Partnership
Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann (Bruegel) The current crisis in Ukraine has moved the issue of energy security back to the forefront of EU interests.
What Potential for Cooperation between the EU and Turkey on Diversification of Gas Supply?
Sami Andoura (IstitutoAffariInternazionali) Given the constantly rising energy consumption, the European Union must look for other sources to ensure its energy security. In this regard,
From Oil and Gas to Phosphate: ISIS’s Progressive Seizure of Syrian Economy
Following ISIS’s seizure of Syrian regime’s important oil and gas fields, the extremists deepened their strike at heart of the Syrian economy at the end
Energy Union : New Impetus for Coordination and Integration of Energy Policies in the EU
Why is the Energy Union one of the main topics of current debate in the European Union? In 2013, 53 percent of the consumed energy
Fertilizer Trade Thrives along Syria-Turkey Helping ISIS Build Bombs
In the Turkish town of Akcatale, laborers work long hours to prepare bags of fertilizer for their way across the border with Syria. In the
Breaking the Spell of Africa’s “Resource Curse”
Prosperity in Africa has traditionally been very tightly connected to the price of commodities. As such, the resource-rich continent, a home to a third of
Rebalancing the EU-Russia-Ukraine Gas Relationship
Agata Loskot-Strachota and Georg Zachmann (Bruegel, Brussels) The main problem with the October 2014 agreement on gas supplies between the European Union, Ukraine and Russia
Why Oil Markets Should Not Be Overreacting to Yemen Bombing
Escalating violence in Yemen, a producer of only 0.2 percent of the world’s oil, has spurred unexpected rally across the markets with commodities and metals