Simon Henderson is the Baker Senior Fellow and director of the Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Articles & Testimony
The cartel’s latest meetings may solidify a Saudi-Russian axis on oil, and could portend future diplomatic cooperation and military sales as well.
There was a time when America shuddered at what OPEC would decide to do. The organization’s upcoming meeting is important, but its consequences are not that crucial for the United States. Other countries, though, will likely feel the pain of imminent production cuts, even if no formal agreement is reached right away...