Leslie Chats With Geoffrey Pyatt on EU–US–Russia Relations, Ukraine, and a New Era of Energy Warfare
In this episode of Energy Vista, Leslie Palti-Guzman welcomes back former Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of transatlantic energy relations, wartime energy resilience, and the geopolitical risks reshaping global energy markets.
The conversation explores:
* Transatlantic energy relations and the role of US LNG
* Russian gas and sanctions: Whether Russian pipeline gas could return to Europe, the implications of the U.S. midterm elections, and the obstacles facing companies considering renewed investment in Russia.
* Ukraine's energy resilience
* Lessons for the Middle East war
* The outlook for 2027
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4 Oct 2026
Leslie Chats with Michael Benhamou on Europe Missing in Action in Hormuz and Energy as a Military Capability
Energy is not just a commodity. In wartime, it is a military capability.
In this episode of the Energy Vista podcast, Leslie Palti-Guzman speaks with military expert Michael Benhamou about a dimension of energy security that receives far too little attention: how armed forces think about energy.
Their conversation starts in the Strait of Hormuz, where the confrontation between the US and Iran is reshaping the security architecture of the Middle East. They exchange on why has Europe remained largely on the sidelines? Can the US sustain its military presence in the region?
The discussion then turns to the military itself and how the military can secure its energy supply. Modern armed forces require enormous amounts of energy to move troops, operate aircraft and ships, maintain bases, transport supplies and sustain operations. Leslie and Michael discuss why defense may prove to be one of the hardest sectors of the economy to decarbonize.
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The introduction is in English, while the conversation is conducted primarily in French.
Recorded: October 2, 2026
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Guide pratique de diplomatie armée au XXIe siècle by Monsieur Michael Benhamou [https://www.amazon.fr/-/en/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Monsieur+Michael+Benhamou&text=Monsieur+Michael+Benhamou&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books-fr]
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10 Jul 2026
Leslie Chats with Erica Downs on China's Energy Strategy, Iran, and Competing Energy Narratives
Has the Iran war validated China's decades-long approach to energy security?
In this episode of Energy Vista, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Erica Downs, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, following her recent trip to China.
Together, they explore how Beijing weathered the Iran war, why China proved more resilient than many expected, and what this means for global energy markets and the intensifying competition between Chinese and American energy models.
The conversation examines:
• Whether China's reduced LNG and crude purchases helped stabilize global energy markets
• China's balancing act between Iran and the United States
• Whether de-dollarization remains more narrative than reality
• Whether the Iran war could revive Russia's Power of Siberia 2 pipeline
• The growing competition between the United States and China to power the AI economy
A wide-ranging discussion about energy security, geopolitics, maritime trade, and two competing narratives of energy power
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