# The Crude Truth: Emma Ashford on the Global Energy Crisis

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2022/07/the-crude-truth-emma-ashford-on-the-global-energy-crisis/
- Published: 2022-07-26T21:13:34-04:00

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The fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted the global energy market 
and hiked the price of fuel nearly everywhere around the world. In Europe, which
finds itself caught between [efforts](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/best-we-could-get-eu-bows-hungarian-demands-agree-russian-oil-ban-2022-05-31/)
to cut itself off from Russian oil and Moscow’s [firm grip](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/business/russia-gazprom-germany-gas.html?referringSource=articleShare)
on energy exports, the repercussions of today’s energy crisis are acute. While in
the United States, which experienced high prices at the pump, efforts have been 
underway to resolve the crisis. But how much control does the United States have,
and does it require the United States to lean on the shoulder of illiberal partners
like Saudi Arabia?

Often referred to as “black gold,” oil plays an important role in international 
affairs. Still, according to [Emma Ashford,](https://twitter.com/EmmaMAshford) an
oil and international relations expert, its role is frequently misunderstood. Emma
[joins](https://www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org/episodes/s4ep3) the Institute for 
Global Affairs’ [Mark Hannah](https://twitter.com/ProfessorHannah) to discuss her
new book [_Oil, the State, and War _](https://www.amazon.com/Oil-State-War-Policies-Petrostates-ebook/dp/B09RQ76RF5)
and complicate commonly held misconceptions on oil’s influence on foreign policy.
Mark and Emma also break down America’s efforts to address the energy crisis, green
energy’s potential impact on geopolitics, and the tangled web that is the global
energy market.

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**This podcast episode includes references to the Eurasia Group Foundation, now 
known as the Institute for Global Affairs.**