Dr. Jason Abbott is a Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University, where his research focuses on comparative politics, international relations, and political economy. He has written on U.S. foreign policy, military strategy, and energy security for Fair Observer and Just Security, and publishes regular geopolitical analysis at his Substack newsletter, The Balance of Power. He previously held an endowed chair at the University of Louisville and has appeared as a political analyst on the BBC, Al Jazeera, and CNN. He installed a 12-kilowatt solar system on his former home in Louisville, Kentucky in 2021.
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The oil security paradox: Every war becomes an oil crisis in a fossil-fuel economy
The war in Iran has made the paradox inescapable. The pursuit of energy security through fossil fuels produced the very disruption it was meant to prevent. Instead, the transition to renewables offers the genuine insulation that oil never can: from global price shocks, from the geopolitical risks embedded in that dependence, and from the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis.
May 7, 2026
