Western leaders have long criticized OPEC’s power to raise oil prices, but the bloc’s influence is on the wane as U.S. oil production has soared and alternative energies have come to the fore.
Irina A. Faskianos is vice president for the National Program and Outreach at CFR, where she directs programming for CFR members residing outside of New York and Washington. Ms. Faskianos is responsible for CFR’s Outreach Initiatives that connect CFR resources with educators and students, religious and congregational leaders, state and local officials, and local journalists. Ms. Faskianos received an MM and a BA cum laude from Yale University.