Steve is Editor of The Electric, a publication at The Information on batteries and battery-powered technology like EVs, drones, robots, flying taxis and AI data centers. He previously conceived, launched and ran Future, a newsletter at Axios. His latest book, "The Powerhouse," is on the global race for the superbattery. Prior books were on murder in Russia and the geopolitical confrontation between the US and Russia on the Caspian Sea. He was a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Newsweek, based successively in the Philippines, Pakistan, and finally the former Soviet Union.