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In this independent brief, @Thomas O’Donnell argues that a coordinated US-Ukrainian campaign, including sanctions, tariffs, and air strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, could severely damage Russia's oil industry. Rising inflation and elevated interest rates have already intensified the Kremlin’s economic challenges, especially as oil prices remain near their lowest since Russia’s invasion, while armed forces target Moscow’s critical infrastructure to disrupt its oil exports.

The North Sea as Europe’s Energy Backbone outlines policy recommendations to secure the large-scale deployment of offshore wind in the North Sea, including bankable de-risked investment frameworks, integrated cross-border maritime grid planning, and strengthened public-private cooperation to protect critical offshore energy infrastructure.