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.
Lisa Shields has managed media strategy for CFR and Foreign Affairs since 2003. In this role she oversees a team in NY and DC that executes the full range of communications including digital marketing, social media, crisis communications, media training and content partnerships. She received her BA in international relations and economics from the American University of Paris and her MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.