Michael L. Ross
Professor of Political Science at UCLA. I study the politics of fossil fuels, climate change, and democracy. Used to be @michaelross7 on twitter. Aspiring potter.
- I spoke with Brazil’s Veja a few days ago about the insanity of Trump’s Venezuela strategy veja.abril.com.br/economia/tru...
- This is literally the perfect sound bite, perfectly delivered
- The U.S. should be leading the charge on technologies of today and tomorrow, not running a 20th century playbook to prop up fuels of the past. Here's me on @cbsnews.com talking about geopolitics of ramping up Venezuela's oil industry youtu.be/I-OEo5n6uU0?...
- Reposted by Michael L. RossSix months ago @profmichaelross.bsky.social and I wrote in Foreign Affairs that the US is increasingly behaving like a petrostate. Seems relevant today
- I have a new short piece in Foreign Affairs with @profmichaelross.bsky.social arguing that "the United States’ emergence as the world’s leading oil and gas producer is a critical and often neglected element of today’s global disorder." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
- Reposted by Michael L. RossIn 1947, the Richmond Exploration Co struck oil at the supergiant Boscán field. 79 years and 3 nationalizations later, what’s now Chevron is still standing—waiting for another *apertura petrolera* and the next big payday. My oil history thoughts for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
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- These attacks show that you’re making a difference. Hang in there and keep up the great work.
- My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
- Reposted by Michael L. RossPaul Tobin, @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce our new, open access, edited book ‘Stability and politicization in climate governance’. bit.ly/45Gb6RM. It is packed full of fantastic chapters about different aspects of climate politics. Here’s a short thread. 1/
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- When @erikvoeten.bsky.social and I first wrote in 2016 about "petrostates," we thought of places like Venezuela, Iran, Russia, Libya, and Iraq that "actively defy global norms, invade neighboring countries, (and) flout human rights." I never imagined the US would join this list.
- I have a new short piece in Foreign Affairs with @profmichaelross.bsky.social arguing that "the United States’ emergence as the world’s leading oil and gas producer is a critical and often neglected element of today’s global disorder." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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- We’re grateful that @natclimate.nature.com is featuring a project that the three of us worked so hard on and believe in so deeply!
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- Reposted by Michael L. RossNew from me - is it possible we are actually at peak populism? This post is an exercise in working through a scenario - I may very well be wrong. But also, outside of America, I think something is shifting. Because of America. 1/n benansell.substack.com/p/twilight-o...
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