Frank Verrastro's guest appearances

Frank Verrastro

Intelligence Matters

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Bassem Youssef

Michael Bennet

Adam Schiff

Stephen Hadley

Jake Sullivan

Graham Allison

Mike Pompeo

Bryan Fogel

Mark Kelton

Jamie Metzl

Franklin Foer

John Brennan

Chris Johnson

Susan Rice

Leon Panetta

OwlTail

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Frank Verrastro, a senior advisor with the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS. They talk about price volatility in the energy market, President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and its potential effect on the oil supply, and the current bottlenecks affecting the production of oil and natural gas. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Caleb Harper about how Middle Eastern oil producers are thinking about the near-term future of energy and what that means for U.S. relationships in the region. Frank Verrastro and Albert Helmig, "High Gasoline Prices Put Focus on Refiners, No Easy Solutions Ahead," CSIS, June 28, 2022. Jon Alterman, "Who Needs Oil When You Have Land?" CSIS, March 28, 2022. Jon Alterman, "A New Revolution in the Middle East," CSIS, August 9, 2021. Transcript, "The Middle East and Global Energy Markets," CSIS, June 28, 2022.

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Frank Verrastro, a senior advisor with the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS. They talk about price volatility in the energy market, President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and its potential effect on the oil supply, and the current bottlenecks affecting the production of oil and natural gas. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Caleb Harper about how Middle Eastern oil producers are thinking about the near-term future of energy and what that means for U.S. relationships in the region.<ul> <li>Frank Verrastro and Albert Helmig, "<a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/high-gasoline-prices-put-focus-refiners-no-easy-solutions-ahead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">High Gasoline Prices Put Focus on Refiners, No Easy Solutions Ahead</a>," CSIS, June 28, 2022.</li> <li>Jon Alterman, "<a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/who-needs-oil-when-you-have-land" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who Needs Oil When You Have Land</a>?" CSIS, March 28, 2022.</li> <li>Jon Alterman, "<a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-revolution-middle-east-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A New Revolution in the Middle East</a>," CSIS, August 9, 2021.</li> <li>Transcript, "<a href="https://www.csis.org/analysis/middle-east-and-global-energy-markets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Middle East and Global Energy Markets</a>," CSIS, June 28, 2022.</li></ul>

Frank Verrastro: The Middle East and Global Energy Markets

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Frank Verrastro, senior advisor on energy issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Verrastro offers insights into how shifts in energy supplies and consumption affect national security, and how the trend toward decarbonization may affect dynamics and diplomacy among key global powers. Verrastro and Morell discuss ongoing deliberations with Iran and involving the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as the Biden administration’s push to modernize American energy infrastructure. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Frank Verrastro, senior advisor on energy issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Verrastro offers insights into how shifts in energy supplies and consumption affect national security, and how the trend toward decarbonization may affect dynamics and diplomacy among key global powers. Verrastro and Morell discuss ongoing deliberations with Iran and involving the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as the Biden administration’s push to modernize American energy infrastructure. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Link Between Energy and National Security: Expert Frank Verrastro