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National Defense June 2009 Michael G. Frodl	U.S. Energy Debate Overlooks Russian, Chinese Postures Energy security is now being given serious attention.
National Defense April 2010 Frodl & Manoyan	Somali Piracy Tactics Evolve; Threats Could Expand Globally Underwriters and shippers are as concerned about what the United States and other powers won't do against Somali pirates, as they are about what the pirates will do against ships they insure, own and operate.
National Defense November 2010 Michael G. Frodl	Attack Against Oil Tanker Shows Why Terrorists and Pirates May Join Forces One night in late July, the Mitsui-owned MV M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker laden with crude and headed for Japan, experienced a "blast" against its hull as it approached the Strait of Hormuz.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Stanley Reed	Commentary: The Other Saudi Arabia? Russia is fast reemerging as the oil power to challenge OPEC.
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Robert Young Pelton	Somali Pirates' Rich Returns Imagine if you could invest $100,000 to control a $200 million asset for three months and sell it back to the owners for $10 million - tax-free. That's the Somali pirate way.
Salon.com October 29, 2001 Damien Cave	Stuck in the Gulf Could Central Asian oil, piped through a rebuilt Afghanistan, wean the West from the Mideast? Chances are slim...
HBS Working Knowledge March 11, 2009 Garry Emmons	HBS Cases: The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine Students of Harvard professor Rawi Abdelal learn there is nothing black and white when it comes to Russia's energy politics.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Russia: Bigger Than Big Oil Our former foe quietly surpasses Saudi Arabia's oil output, while U.S. production dwindles.
IEEE Spectrum December 2006 Sandra Upson	Showdown On The Energy Frontier Russia's huge oil and gas fields test relations with foreign investors
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Does Iran Really Matter? With its vital geographic location, its financial back to the wall, and its significant position within OPEC, Iran should be taken very, very seriously. Investors must monitor emerging geopolitical strains while retaining their international energy representation in their portfolios.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Robert Aronen	Russia's Gas Weapon Russia and Ukraine's natural gas dispute shows the tenuous connections among world energy markets. Investors should take that into account before buying shares of an emerging market player.
On Wall Street June 1, 2013 Milton Ezrati	Good and Bad News About Energy Beyond Iran's nuclear ambitions, there are reasons a brighter energy world may be on the horizon.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 Brian Gorman	Alternative Energy Gains Political Power Russia and Ukraine's gas tussle could benefit some alternative energy companies. One should note that the U.S. has its own potential energy issue in its strained relationship with Venezuela. Smart investors should be ready to exploit this trend.
National Defense August 2012 Sandra Erwin	Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business Over the past several years, successful ship hijackings have begun to take a toll on the world's economy as Somalia-based pirates have expanded their area of influence beyond the East Coast of Africa, analysts said.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Mathieu & Shiells	The Commonwealth of Independent States' Troubled Energy Sectors The energy sector plays a large economic role in several of the countries of the former Soviet Union, given their vast reserves of oil and natural gas. But the sector is riddled with distortions and inefficiencies that hinder trade and keep the region from realizing its economic potential.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Pushing on a Saudi String The Saudis have agreed to increase their daily output of crude oil by as much as 200,000 barrels, but crude prices haven't backed off.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Jason Bush	China And India: A Rage For Oil Asia's other emerging powerhouse, India, is just as hungry for oil and resources as China. Beijing has the upper hand now. But Moscow is old friends with Delhi.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John Keller	Dangerous Times Call for a Strong Military A continued strong U.S. military is our best chance of ensuring continued national prosperity.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Bremner, Roberts et al.	Asia's Great Oil Hunt China needs energy more than ever. Its oil consumption is second only to the U.S., and its quest to secure enough oil and gas to keep its economy humming will change the world
Parameters Summer 2004 Justin Bernier	The Death of Disarmament in Russia? Traditional arms control agreements with Russia, it seems, are as much a part of Cold War history as the Soviet Union itself.
National Defense December 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Russia Expands Military Presence in Arctic Russia is increasing its military presence along its northern border in the Arctic as sea ice melts and opens new water routes.
Reason April 2009 Cathy Young	Unclenching the Fist U.S.-Russian relations in the age of Obama.
Popular Mechanics September 29, 2008 David Axe	4 Fronts for Pirate-Navy Battle as U.S. Descends on Captured Ship The U.S. Navy's response to a pirated small arms cargo vessel may signal a new stage in the cat-and-mouse game of modern-day piracy.
National Defense September 2015 Jon Harper	NATO Funding Shortfalls Likely to Continue The latest Russian military intervention in Ukraine is forcing NATO to refocus its attention on its eastern flank. But concerns about a resurgent Russia will not prompt a large boost in alliance procurement.
AskMen.com	Pirates Release German Ship Somali pirates released a German freighter after a ransom was paid Monday, nearly four months after the ship was seized in the Indian Ocean.
Parameters Spring 2004 Peter B. Zwack	A NATO-Russia Contingency Command The time may be opportune to consider establishing a tangible, combined NATO and Russian military entity to jointly face the challenges of the post-9/11 world.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Getting Crude in All the Wrong Places These energy companies may remain good investments for years to come, but as demand begins to outstrip supply, will confrontations among nations affect the substantial amount of crude oil we need to import each year?
Geotimes December 2004 Naomi Lubick	Global Oil Hot Spots As consumers continue to face higher gas prices at the pump, petroleum geologists continue to search the world for oil and natural gas.
National Defense July 2009 Manoyan & Frodl	How Trade, Deficits, Strategic Petroleum Reserves Affect U.S. National Security There is much confusion and debate over just how much crude oil there is in the United States, both onshore and offshore, as well as over how best to manage it.
National Defense May 2012 Michael G. Frodl	Pirates Exploiting Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Maritime Industry The increasingly common hacking attacks on government and private computer networks are now being perpetrated on companies and organizations involved in the burgeoning private maritime security industry.
Smithsonian August 2007 Paul Raffaele	The Pirate Hunters Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas.
Salon.com August 11, 2001 Ben Barber	U.S. plays the India card Our warming relationship with the emerging Asian power is another sign of a growing cold war with China...
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National Defense December 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy One of the least understood global security threats is the ongoing struggle to contain piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 Annie Turner	The View From Europe: Proposed U.S. Missile Shield in Europe Alarms Russians, Irks Some Europeans In an attempt to protect itself from the threat of intercontinental attacks, the U.S. has thoroughly alarmed the Russians and ensured that European nations have their own welfare, not the continent's, at heart.
Registered Rep. April 14, 2014 Stan Luxenberg	Is Russia Cold or Hot? The Russian stock market has been as cold as Siberia. With Vladimir Putin menacing Ukraine, iShares MSCI Russia ETF lost 15.9 percent during the first two months of 2014, according to Morningstar.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 John Rossant	Continental Divides As EU expansion nears, relations with Russia are getting tense
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Stanley Reed	Why Nigeria Will Rock Oil Markets Again Continued threats to the oil supply in Nigeria are bound to occur, given the fractious state of regional politics in that huge African country.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Monica Heger	Technology vs. Pirates Unmanned aircraft may be the best bet to fight Somalian piracy.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Jason Bush	Oil: What's Russia Really Sitting On? As more Russian oil becomes recoverable, reserve estimates are skyrocketing. Recently revised estimates pushed its total proven oil reserves to 69.1 billion barrels, up from 45 billion bbl. in 2001. And that may just scratch the surface of its real potential.
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The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 Joe "Jolly Roger" Magyer	Fool Blog: An Open Letter to Somali Pirates I'm a bit concerned that you've bitten off more than you can chew here. I mean, really, you thought you'd hijack $112,000,000 worth of product from the crown prince of oil companies and walk away unscathed, with a handsome booty to boot? Really? Really?
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Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Bob Hirschfeld	The Big Haul Over the past year, tanker shares rose 110 percent, versus 14 percent for the S&P. That doubling in industry cap makes tanker stock fine currency for acquisitions and concentrates more capacity into fewer hands.
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