Francesco Sassi
@frankstones.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow @statsvitenskap.bsky.social🇳🇴
Energy Statecraft, International Relations, Geopolitics, Diplomacy.
Non-resident Research Fellow @ RIE - Bologna🇮🇹
Energy Statecraft, International Relations, Geopolitics, Diplomacy.
Non-resident Research Fellow @ RIE - Bologna🇮🇹
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Francesco Sassi
@frankstones.bsky.social
· Jan 17
🚨Publication Alert🚨
I am beyond excited to share with you my latest publication titled "The (Un)Intended consequences of power: The global implications of EU
LNG strategy to reach independence from Russian gas" on Energy Policy.
Link 🫴 authors.elsevier.com/a/1kRs614YGg...
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I am beyond excited to share with you my latest publication titled "The (Un)Intended consequences of power: The global implications of EU
LNG strategy to reach independence from Russian gas" on Energy Policy.
Link 🫴 authors.elsevier.com/a/1kRs614YGg...
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📜"Unreformable Reforms"
🚨 New analysis on the🇬🇧UK's energy identity crisis. Despite pledging a Clean Energy Superpower future, Labour is approving new North Sea oil/gas via TECs.
Is Net-Zero sacrificed for short-term energy security? ⚖️
Read it here
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3620
🚨 New analysis on the🇬🇧UK's energy identity crisis. Despite pledging a Clean Energy Superpower future, Labour is approving new North Sea oil/gas via TECs.
Is Net-Zero sacrificed for short-term energy security? ⚖️
Read it here
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3620
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📜"Unreformable Reforms"
🚨 New analysis on the🇬🇧UK's energy identity crisis. Despite pledging a Clean Energy Superpower future, Labour is approving new North Sea oil/gas via TECs.
Is Net-Zero sacrificed for short-term energy security? ⚖️
Read it here
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3620
🚨 New analysis on the🇬🇧UK's energy identity crisis. Despite pledging a Clean Energy Superpower future, Labour is approving new North Sea oil/gas via TECs.
Is Net-Zero sacrificed for short-term energy security? ⚖️
Read it here
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3620
🇳🇴Norway's Equinor goes big on Oil & Gas: $60B+ investment announced to secure vital North Sea supply for🇪🇺🇬🇧Europe
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November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🇳🇴Norway's Equinor goes big on Oil & Gas: $60B+ investment announced to secure vital North Sea supply for🇪🇺🇬🇧Europe
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🚨🇪🇺EU gas storage levels fall below the 80% threshold and again become the most discussed thing in energy markets.
Yes, gas geopolitics is still the most relevant variable, even in a supply glut.
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Yes, gas geopolitics is still the most relevant variable, even in a supply glut.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨🇪🇺EU gas storage levels fall below the 80% threshold and again become the most discussed thing in energy markets.
Yes, gas geopolitics is still the most relevant variable, even in a supply glut.
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Yes, gas geopolitics is still the most relevant variable, even in a supply glut.
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💡The 28-point🇺🇸U.S. peace plan forces Zelensky into a tough choice: accept concessions to🇷🇺Russia or risk losing key support. The plan aims to end the war and reconfigure🇪🇺Europe's energy architecture, boosting US influence over🇺🇦Ukraine
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3599
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3599
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
💡The 28-point🇺🇸U.S. peace plan forces Zelensky into a tough choice: accept concessions to🇷🇺Russia or risk losing key support. The plan aims to end the war and reconfigure🇪🇺Europe's energy architecture, boosting US influence over🇺🇦Ukraine
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3599
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3599
The COP30 climate talks are set to run into overtime after a draft deal proposed by host nation Brazil caused widespread anger across the world for omitting any reference to winding down the use fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate Summit Proposal Omits Plan for Exiting Fossil Fuels
The COP30 climate talks are set to run into overtime after a draft deal proposed by host nation Brazil caused widespread anger across the world for omitting any reference to winding down the use fossi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The COP30 climate talks are set to run into overtime after a draft deal proposed by host nation Brazil caused widespread anger across the world for omitting any reference to winding down the use fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🚨Trump granted🇭🇺Hungary an exemption from🇷🇺Russian oil sanctions while supporting🇺🇸U.S. energy interests.
This U.S. "Quadrangular Energy Alliance Politics" protects Orbán, rewards Russia and creates an energy wedge against the🇪🇺EU
Read the analysis
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3593
This U.S. "Quadrangular Energy Alliance Politics" protects Orbán, rewards Russia and creates an energy wedge against the🇪🇺EU
Read the analysis
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3593
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🚨Trump granted🇭🇺Hungary an exemption from🇷🇺Russian oil sanctions while supporting🇺🇸U.S. energy interests.
This U.S. "Quadrangular Energy Alliance Politics" protects Orbán, rewards Russia and creates an energy wedge against the🇪🇺EU
Read the analysis
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3593
This U.S. "Quadrangular Energy Alliance Politics" protects Orbán, rewards Russia and creates an energy wedge against the🇪🇺EU
Read the analysis
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3593
🚨The New Front Line: Google's AI Data Center Puts🇨🇽Christmas Island at the Nexus of Energy and Military Geopolitics
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WEO 2025 focuses on geopolitical fragility, pivoting from forecasts to uncertainty. Concerns over dependence on🇨🇳China & 🇷🇺Russia for critical resources signal the rise of energy mercantilism and national interests over multilateral solutions
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🚨The New Front Line: Google's AI Data Center Puts🇨🇽Christmas Island at the Nexus of Energy and Military Geopolitics
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🚨🇮🇷Iran's IRGC Seizes Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz Amid IAEA Tensions
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November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🚨🇮🇷Iran's IRGC Seizes Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz Amid IAEA Tensions
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WEO 2025 focuses on geopolitical fragility, pivoting from forecasts to uncertainty. Concerns over dependence on🇨🇳China & 🇷🇺Russia for critical resources signal the rise of energy mercantilism and national interests over multilateral solutions
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
WEO 2025 focuses on geopolitical fragility, pivoting from forecasts to uncertainty. Concerns over dependence on🇨🇳China & 🇷🇺Russia for critical resources signal the rise of energy mercantilism and national interests over multilateral solutions
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
Free to read
intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3558
🚨☢️Corruption Undermines Energy Security: The $100M Kickback Scandal at🇺🇦Ukraine's Energoatom
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November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨☢️Corruption Undermines Energy Security: The $100M Kickback Scandal at🇺🇦Ukraine's Energoatom
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🚨🇬🇧Shell's Pivot: Why a Major Oil & Gas Giant Abandoned Key Offshore Wind Projects
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🚨🇬🇧Shell's Pivot: Why a Major Oil & Gas Giant Abandoned Key Offshore Wind Projects
🚨🇫🇷TotalEnergies and🇺🇸ExxonMobil's LNG projects in🇲🇿Mozambique face immense PPP challenges. Despite lifting force majeure, the projects are delayed by insurgency in Cabo Delgado, security costs, and human rights concerns.
Read the analysis here
📜https://intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3527
Read the analysis here
📜https://intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3527
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🚨🇫🇷TotalEnergies and🇺🇸ExxonMobil's LNG projects in🇲🇿Mozambique face immense PPP challenges. Despite lifting force majeure, the projects are delayed by insurgency in Cabo Delgado, security costs, and human rights concerns.
Read the analysis here
📜https://intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3527
Read the analysis here
📜https://intelligence.eklipx.io/article/3527
⛏️$465 Million & The Rare Earth Race:🇺🇸US Bets on🇧🇷Brazil to Break🇨🇳China's Monopoly
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November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
⛏️$465 Million & The Rare Earth Race:🇺🇸US Bets on🇧🇷Brazil to Break🇨🇳China's Monopoly
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🚨Energy Security Over Sanctions:🇯🇵Japan Rejects🇺🇸US Pressure on🇷🇺Russian Oil
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November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🚨Energy Security Over Sanctions:🇯🇵Japan Rejects🇺🇸US Pressure on🇷🇺Russian Oil
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🚨An Islamist coalition is laying siege to🇲🇱Mali's capital, Bamako, by choking its fuel supply lines. This critical blockade exposes the military junta's fragility and tests🇷🇺Russia's promise of aid against a rising Sahelian domino threat.
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2KRJo
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2KRJo
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🚨An Islamist coalition is laying siege to🇲🇱Mali's capital, Bamako, by choking its fuel supply lines. This critical blockade exposes the military junta's fragility and tests🇷🇺Russia's promise of aid against a rising Sahelian domino threat.
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2KRJo
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2KRJo
🌞🔋Free Power from the Sun:🇦🇺Australia Mandates Three Hours of Free Daytime Electricity, Revolutionizing Energy Use
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November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌞🔋Free Power from the Sun:🇦🇺Australia Mandates Three Hours of Free Daytime Electricity, Revolutionizing Energy Use
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🚨Direct Hit on🇷🇺Russian Oil Exports:🔥🚢Tanker Ablaze After🇺🇦Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cripple Rosneft's Tuapse Export Hub.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🚨Direct Hit on🇷🇺Russian Oil Exports:🔥🚢Tanker Ablaze After🇺🇦Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cripple Rosneft's Tuapse Export Hub.
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🙏Orban's Oil Gamble:🇭🇺Hungary Seeks🇺🇸US Sanctions Waiver to Keep Importing🇷🇺Russian Crude Amid Election Threat.
⛽️ #Orban #Fidesz #OilGeopolitics
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⛽️ #Orban #Fidesz #OilGeopolitics
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October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🙏Orban's Oil Gamble:🇭🇺Hungary Seeks🇺🇸US Sanctions Waiver to Keep Importing🇷🇺Russian Crude Amid Election Threat.
⛽️ #Orban #Fidesz #OilGeopolitics
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⛽️ #Orban #Fidesz #OilGeopolitics
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🤝🇯🇵Japan pledged $550B to🇺🇸US energy and mineral projects (nuclear, SMRs) in a new asymmetric alliance. The Takaichi-Trump deal prioritizes US economic security, highlighting Japan's energy dependency and need to diversify from🇨🇳China
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2Hf3W
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2Hf3W
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🤝🇯🇵Japan pledged $550B to🇺🇸US energy and mineral projects (nuclear, SMRs) in a new asymmetric alliance. The Takaichi-Trump deal prioritizes US economic security, highlighting Japan's energy dependency and need to diversify from🇨🇳China
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2Hf3W
Free to read
📜https://linkly.link/2Hf3W
🚨Dragon Field Fallout:🇻🇪Maduro Suspends All Energy Deals with🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Amid🇺🇸US Military Buildup.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🚨Dragon Field Fallout:🇻🇪Maduro Suspends All Energy Deals with🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Amid🇺🇸US Military Buildup.
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🚨The🇺🇸US are deploying their largest aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, while🇻🇪Venezuela's President Maduro accuses Washington of "fabricating a new war"
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October 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🚨The🇺🇸US are deploying their largest aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, while🇻🇪Venezuela's President Maduro accuses Washington of "fabricating a new war"
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🚨Sanctions as a Lifeline? US oil giants see hope as Rosneft and Lukoil face unprecedented financial warfare.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨Sanctions as a Lifeline? US oil giants see hope as Rosneft and Lukoil face unprecedented financial warfare.
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☢️Everything is Negotiable:🇪🇸Spanish Utilities Leverage Energy Crisis for Favorable Nuclear Extension Deals
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October 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
☢️Everything is Negotiable:🇪🇸Spanish Utilities Leverage Energy Crisis for Favorable Nuclear Extension Deals
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💸The Rare Earths Bubble is Inflating.
Will🇺🇸🔥🇨🇳🔥🇪🇺Geopolitics Keep it Afloat?
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Will🇺🇸🔥🇨🇳🔥🇪🇺Geopolitics Keep it Afloat?
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October 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
💸The Rare Earths Bubble is Inflating.
Will🇺🇸🔥🇨🇳🔥🇪🇺Geopolitics Keep it Afloat?
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Will🇺🇸🔥🇨🇳🔥🇪🇺Geopolitics Keep it Afloat?
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🚨The🇺🇸US built an unprecedented military presence near🇻🇪Venezuela, fueling speculation of a land invasion or aerial strikes to oust Maduro. Energy diplomacy and ties with🇷🇺Russia &🇨🇳China seem Caracas' only options to avert conflict
Read my analysis👇
rebrand.ly/RE3400
Read my analysis👇
rebrand.ly/RE3400
October 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚨The🇺🇸US built an unprecedented military presence near🇻🇪Venezuela, fueling speculation of a land invasion or aerial strikes to oust Maduro. Energy diplomacy and ties with🇷🇺Russia &🇨🇳China seem Caracas' only options to avert conflict
Read my analysis👇
rebrand.ly/RE3400
Read my analysis👇
rebrand.ly/RE3400