Dan Marks

London, United Kingdom

Research Fellow at RUSI Journal

Research fellow in energy security @RUSI_org

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Articles

Pick Your Poison: China in the UK Energy System

Feb 10, 2025 | rusi.org | Dan Marks

Dan Marks10 Minute ReadA tension emerges in all policy conversations about China in the UK: is a strategy possible that accommodates both China as a risk and threat and China as an investor and trade partner? In energy, this tension is being exploited to undermine support for the government’s strategy. The reality is that there are no risk-free energy pathways.
The UK General Election: A Crucial Inflection Point for Energy and Industry

Jun 3, 2024 | rusi.org | Dan Marks

Whoever wins the election on 4 July will inherit an energy industry where implementation is deteriorating and the UK is at risk of falling behind its peers, despite significant progress in decarbonising the electricity sector.
The Russian Challenge to Europe’s Gas Supplies this Winter and Beyond

Dec 8, 2023 | rusi.org | René Balletta |Sidharth Kaushal |Dan Marks

A more dramatic escalation that would likely have deeper and more widespread consequences would be an attack on one of the major pipelines carrying gas from Norway to mainland Europe or the UK. Such an attack would be significantly more challenging than an attack on the Baltic Pipe because of the potential requirement for the use of bespoke capabilities owned and operated by the GUGI, which Western navies likely pay a considerable degree of attention to.