Jason Bordoff is a columnist at Foreign Policy, the founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, a professor of professional practice in international and public affairs, co-founding dean emeritus at the Columbia Climate School, and a former senior director on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council and special assistant to former U.S. President Barack Obama.
Oil pumpjacks loom over a field of low hills and scattered greenery beneath a hazy sky. Mountains rise in the distance over the entire valley, and a dark colored bird is flying by in the foreground.
In the foreground but blurred is U.S. President Donald Trump. In the background and in focus is a gas export facility. Workers are standing in the distance while watching Trump.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are seen during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 16, 2022.
