Greg Priddy
Senior Fellow, Middle East
Greg Priddy is Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Center for the National Interest. He also consults for corporate and financial clients on political risk in the region and global energy markets.
From 2006 to 2018, Mr. Priddy was Director, Global Oil, at Eurasia Group. His work there focused on forward-looking analysis of how political risk, sanctions, and public policy variables impact energy markets and the global industry, with a heavy emphasis on the Persian Gulf region. He traveled frequently to the Middle East and was deeply involved in the firm’s coverage of security issues in the region, including the Iranian nuclear program and associated sanctions. He also led Eurasia Group teams on some large research projects for government clients including the National Intelligence Council (NIC).
Prior to that, from 1999 to 2006, Mr. Priddy worked as a contractor for the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the US Department of Energy. His work centered on analysis of oil market disruption scenarios, including some of the US government’s scenario planning after 9/11 and in the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003. Earlier, he also worked for the Department of the Navy.
Mr. Priddy’s writing has been published in The New York Times, The National Interest, Barron’s, and the Nikkei Asian Review, among others. He has appeared on the NewsHour on PBS, CNBC, CNN, NPR, the BBC, and Al-Jazeera.
You can follow him on X (Twitter) @GregPriddy1.
Programs:
Events:
- The Middle East One Year After October 7, 7 October 2024.
- Israeli Politics Amid Regional Turmoil, 18 July 2024.
- Iran in the Wake of President Raisi’s Demise, 31 May 2024.
- Perspectives on Central Asian Hydrocarbons, Pipelines, and Transit Corridors, 30 May 2024.
- The Gulf States and Central Asia: Converging Foreign Policies?, 25 April 2024.
- Iran’s Proxies and the Risk of Escalation in the Israel-Hamas Conflict, 31 January 2024.
- The Israel-Hamas War and Iran’s Regional Activities, 17 October 2023.
- The U.S. Push for Saudi-Israel Normalization, 27 July 2023.
Podcasts:
- “Turkey’s Elections: A Major Blow for Erdoğan?,” In the National Interest, 1 April 2024.
- “The U.S.-Israel Rift Over Gaza,” In the National Interest, 14 March 2024.
Recent Publications:
- U.S. Missile Defense Is Under Strain, The National Interest, 17 October 2024.
- Targeting Iran’s Oil Could Backfire, The National Interest, 2 October 2024.
- Paging Conflict in Lebanon, The National Interest, 18 September 2024.
- How the Ukraine War Shocked Asian Energy Markets, The National Interest, 2 May 2024.
- Israel’s Retaliation Dilemma, The National Interest, 17 April 2024.
- Joe Biden’s Gaza Port Initiative Can’t Hide U.S.-Israel Discord, The National Interest, 13 March 2024.
- Joe Biden Must Distance Himself from the Israeli Right, The National Interest, 17 February 2024.
- OPEC+ Reaches a Point of Declining Returns, The National Interest, 7 December 2023.
- The U.S. Must be Proactive to Avoid War with Iran, The National Interest, 10 November 2023.
- What Biden’s Address Missed: Will America Go To War if the Israel-Hamas Conflict Spreads?, The National Interest, 20 October 2023.
- Why Qatar Remains an Important American Partner, The National Interest, 18 October 2023.
- U.S. Should Prevent Escalation of Israel-Hamas War, The National Interest, 12 October 2023.
- Biden’s Bad Iran Options, The National Interest, 30 September 2023.
- Biden Should Not Extend Security Guarantees to Saudi Arabia, The National Interest, 25 July 2023.