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Securing Energy Supplies: A Geostrategic Dilemma

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Jul 30, 2025

In the Media

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Charged Conversations: New Canadian Energy Policy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

May 14, 2025

Podcast

Powering America’s Future: Unleashing American Energy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Feb 5, 2025

Testimony

1 Min Read

AoD | How Nuclear Power Can Unlock Energy Security and Boost the Arsenal of Democracy (feat. Bret Kugelmass)

Marshall Kosloff

Former Media Fellow

Marshall Kosloff

Sep 25, 2024

Podcast

A cryostat that housed a high-temperature superconducting magnet that is a prototypical for fusion device at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center in Cambridge, MA on December 13, 2021. Scientists are building machines to harness fusion energy. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

A cryostat at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center in Cambridge, MA on December 13, 2021. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Our Moonshot Moment Is Here

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Sep 10, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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What the US Energy Transition Means for Foreign Policy

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Jul 10, 2024

In the Media

A Japanese phosphorus bomb explodes over Kagamigahara, Japan, 1945. (Photo by USAAF/Interim Archives/Getty Images)

Discussing Proper Use and Potential for Chemical Looping

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Jun 20, 2024

Podcast

Rows of new energy vehicles seen in Chongqing, China, on June 15, 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Rows of new energy vehicles seen in Chongqing, China, on June 16, 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reckless Electric Vehicle Policies Pose Threats to National Security

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Jun 18, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden’s Incoherent Energy Policy Response to the War in Ukraine

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

May 7, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the Calcasieu River on June 7, 2023, near Cameron, Louisiana. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Effective US Energy Policy Could Strengthen International Security

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Mar 7, 2024

Reports

12 Min Read

Wind turbines operate at a wind farm a key power source for the Coachella Valley as vehicles drive on February 22, 2023, near Whitewater, California. (Mario Tama via Getty Images)

A Better Approach to Green Energy