Ukraine war highlights the urgency of energy independence from authoritarian regimes I Opinion

By Elizabeth Cerceo and Dan Quinlan In the past few days, we have witnessed the terrifying advance of Russian forces on an independent democracy, one of the largest in Europe. European countries are ratcheting up economic sanctions but have been especially tight-lipped on the energy sector. Sanctions on oil and gas would have ripple effects on their economies and leaders are assessing a complicated calculus. This spotlights a key vulnerability in our interconnected economy. Free and democratic societies cannot be dependent on authoritarian regimes to supply their energy. Russia produces about …

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