Erica Downs

Erica Downs is a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, focusing on Chinese energy markets and geopolitics.

Articles by Erica Downs
A ship loaded with oil docks at the port of Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province.
A ship loaded with oil docks at the port of Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province.

How the Iran War Could Consolidate China’s Energy Dominance

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Jason Bordoff, Erica Downs
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China’s Oil Investment Is Not a Threat

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Erica Downs
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Beijing’s Tehran Temptation

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