Michael L. Ross
@profmichaelross.bsky.social
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.
And after a day of sitting at a computer, there’s nothing like sticking your hands in mud and making something useful out of it
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
And after a day of sitting at a computer, there’s nothing like sticking your hands in mud and making something useful out of it
Pottery, definitely. I joined a local studio four years ago and love it. It’s easy to learn, fun, and a great way to connect with other people. plus you can do it in all kinds of weather & not risk life or limb
February 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Pottery, definitely. I joined a local studio four years ago and love it. It’s easy to learn, fun, and a great way to connect with other people. plus you can do it in all kinds of weather & not risk life or limb
Bottom line: you can’t fix Venezuela’s resource curse by pumping more oil. Oil is the problem, not the solution.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Bottom line: you can’t fix Venezuela’s resource curse by pumping more oil. Oil is the problem, not the solution.
I spoke with Brazil’s Veja a few days ago about the insanity of Trump’s Venezuela strategy
veja.abril.com.br/economia/tru...
veja.abril.com.br/economia/tru...
‘Trump não fala sobre restaurar a democracia na Venezuela’, diz o cientista político Michael L. Ross
Para o autor do livro "A Maldição do Petróleo", a ação dos EUA revela uma intervenção guiada por interesses energéticos e propensa a perpetuar o autoritarismo
veja.abril.com.br
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I spoke with Brazil’s Veja a few days ago about the insanity of Trump’s Venezuela strategy
veja.abril.com.br/economia/tru...
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?...
Here's me on @cbsnews.com talking about geopolitics of ramping up Venezuela's oil industry
youtu.be/I-OEo5n6uU0?...
María Corina Machado to visit Trump at the White House
YouTube video by CBS News
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January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This is literally the perfect sound bite, perfectly delivered
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Six 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...
Petrostate America
The downsides of energy independence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Six months ago @profmichaelross.bsky.social and I wrote in Foreign Affairs that the US is increasingly behaving like a petrostate. Seems relevant today
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Next year's Climate Pipeline Project is at Columbia University. Great for junior scholars in PS, across fields. Application deadline is tomorrow!
Ht @nilskupzok.bsky.social
politicaleconomy.columbia.edu/news/call-pa...
Ht @nilskupzok.bsky.social
politicaleconomy.columbia.edu/news/call-pa...
Call for Papers: Climate Pipeline Project | Columbia Center for Political Economy
politicaleconomy.columbia.edu
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Next year's Climate Pipeline Project is at Columbia University. Great for junior scholars in PS, across fields. Application deadline is tomorrow!
Ht @nilskupzok.bsky.social
politicaleconomy.columbia.edu/news/call-pa...
Ht @nilskupzok.bsky.social
politicaleconomy.columbia.edu/news/call-pa...
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...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
These attacks show that you’re making a difference. Hang in there and keep up the great work.
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Paul 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/
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Paul 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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Recommended read: A @ForeignAffairs essay by two US professors argued that, as the US’s energy exports have grown, it has “begun to behave more like a classic petrostate”.
📝 @profmichaelross.bsky.social and @erikvoeten.bsky.social
📝 @profmichaelross.bsky.social and @erikvoeten.bsky.social
Petrostate America
The downsides of energy independence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Recommended read: A @ForeignAffairs essay by two US professors argued that, as the US’s energy exports have grown, it has “begun to behave more like a classic petrostate”.
📝 @profmichaelross.bsky.social and @erikvoeten.bsky.social
📝 @profmichaelross.bsky.social and @erikvoeten.bsky.social
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IEA: Oil still on track to peak by 2030; oil for fuel to peak in 2027
"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
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"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
1/8
June 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
IEA: Oil still on track to peak by 2030; oil for fuel to peak in 2027
"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
1/8
"annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends"
Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵
1/8
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...
Petrostate America
The downsides of energy independence.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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.
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🚨 WP w/ @acalacino.bsky.social & @hayleypring.bsky.social
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 WP w/ @acalacino.bsky.social & @hayleypring.bsky.social
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
It’s been a turbulent decade of globalization backlash. Populist projects wanna take back control everywhere.
Focusing on the case of oil and Brexit, we offer a story of the danger of this narrative and concrete merits of multilateralism: 🧵
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!
May 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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!
I’m so sorry, Jeff, this is just terrible, for you, your lab, and everything we’re working for.
April 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’m so sorry, Jeff, this is just terrible, for you, your lab, and everything we’re working for.