On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Ellen Wald about the role played by Saudi Arabia amid the conflict between the United States, Israel, Iran, and the Houthis.

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan talk about the real world impacts of the Red Sea violence on oil prices and the Biden Administration's decision to pause approvals for LNG export facilities.

Guest Bio:

- Ellen Wald is a CGAI Fellow and the author of Saudi Inc., a history of Saudi Aramco: https://www.amazon.ca/Saudi-Inc-Arabian-Kingdoms-Pursuit/dp/168177660X

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "Steam Train, Dream Train", by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld: https://www.amazon.ca/Steam-Train-Sherri-Duskey-Rinker/dp/1452109206

- "You Have a Friend in 10A", by Maggie Shipstead: https://www.amazon.ca/You-Have-Friend-10A-Stories/dp/0525656995

- "Wind Power Economics: Rhetoric & Reality", by Gordon Hughes: https://ref.org.uk/Files/performance-wind-power-dk.pdf

Interview recording Date: January 30, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.