Edward L. Morse

Energy May/June 2014 Comment

Welcome to the Revolution

Despite its doubters and haters, the shale revolution in oil and gas production is here to stay. In the second half of this decade, moreover, it is likely to spread...

Edward L. Morse

Pipe dreams: a natural gas well in Sichuan, China, November 2013.

Political Economy Sep 16, 2013 Snapshot

Liquefied Natural Profits

As U.S. energy exports increase, the United States should think carefully about the kind of exporter it wants to be, promoting free trade and investment wherever...

Amy Myers Jaffe and Edward L. Morse

A liquified natural gas plant in southern England, August 16, 2013.

Energy Sep 6, 2011 Snapshot

The Libyan Oil Tap

Bringing Libyan crude oil back to market will ease world prices and provide much-needed funding for Libya's new government. But getting the pumps flowing again will...

Edward L. Morse and Eric G. Lee

Political Development Mar 8, 2011 Snapshot

Oil and Unrest

As political upheaval spreads across North Africa and into the Persian Gulf, 2011 may turn out to be as momentous a year for global oil markets as 1971, the year when...

Edward L. Morse

Energy Dec 4, 2009 Reading List

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What to Read on Oil

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on oil.

Edward L. Morse

Trade September/October 2009 Essay

Low and Behold

Despite common assumptions, oil prices are likely to remain low for a while: key producers, especially Saudi Arabia, have been boosting their production, and demand...

Edward L. Morse

Environment March/April 2002 Essay

The Battle for Energy Dominance

Thanks to a steady increase in oil output in recent years, Russia is now poised to displace Saudi Arabia as the key energy supplier to the West. But the kingdom has...

Edward L. Morse and James Richard

Political Economy Winter 1990/91 Essay

The Coming Oil Revolution

Predicts that oil prices will rise sharply in the 1990s, with "more bargaining leverage again falling into the hands of exporting countries". Whatever the outcome of...

Edward L. Morse

Economics Spring 1986 Essay

After the Fall: The Politics of Oil

The most startling surprise in the international economy during the 1980s has been the fulfillment of prophecies made five years ago--often voiced, seldom believed-...

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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Revolution and the Transformation of Societies

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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The Relevance of Liberalism

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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Political Control of the Economy

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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Scientists and World Order: The Uses of Technical Knowledge in International Organizations

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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The Human Future Revisited

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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A Time of Terror: How Democratic Societies Respond to Revolutionary Violence

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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The "Dollar Drain" and American Forces in Germany

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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Territorial Politics in Industrial Nations

Edward L. Morse

July 1978 Capsule Review

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Secession: The Legitimacy of Self-Determination

Edward L. Morse

April 1978 Capsule Review

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Radicalism in the Contemporary Age. Vol. III: Strategies and Impact of Contemporary Radicalism

Edward L. Morse

April 1978 Capsule Review

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Just and Unjust Wars

Edward L. Morse

Edward L. Morse

Welcome to the Revolution

Liquefied Natural Profits

The Libyan Oil Tap

Oil and Unrest

What to Read on Oil

Low and Behold

The Battle for Energy Dominance

The Coming Oil Revolution

After the Fall: The Politics of Oil

Revolution and the Transformation of Societies

The Relevance of Liberalism

Political Control of the Economy

Scientists and World Order: The Uses of Technical Knowledge in International Organizations

The Human Future Revisited

A Time of Terror: How Democratic Societies Respond to Revolutionary Violence

The "Dollar Drain" and American Forces in Germany

Territorial Politics in Industrial Nations

Secession: The Legitimacy of Self-Determination

Radicalism in the Contemporary Age. Vol. III: Strategies and Impact of Contemporary Radicalism

Just and Unjust Wars

Strongmen Die, but Authoritarianism Is Forever

Tesla: The Risks of a Foreign Buyout

The Syrian War Is Over, and America Lost

Trump Is the First President to Get Turkey Right

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

The Global Cost of the Eurozone’s 2012 Fiscal Coordination Failure

Publications

U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons

The Rohingya Crisis

Ten Most Significant World Events in 2017