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Adapt or Die: Europe’s Energy on the Edge February 21, 2025

Europe has severed almost all its dependence on Russian energy. But it faces a cost crunch. ...

What No Canadian Wants to Hear About Trump’s Tariffs February 17, 2025

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports is the latest of the administration’s threats to the Canadian economy. Canada’s response to these threats has been shockingly near-sighted. Instead of responding ...

U.S.-India Must Become Closer With Trump and Modi February 15, 2025

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington, D.C., his meeting with President Donald Trump holds the potential to reshape global geopolitics. This is not just another diplomatic visit—it is a historic moment to secure India’s rightful place...

Trump Can and Should Save Ukraine February 14, 2025

Trump has been making headway on his campaign promises. From pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, to pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, to threatening tariffs on America’s largest trading partner (and toying with Canada’s sovereignty while he’s at it),...

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Russia and China Relations in the Arctic February 13, 2025

The Arctic, rich in untapped energy reserves and offering shorter global shipping routes, is becoming a key theater of great power competition. Russia, long the dominant player in the region, finds itself increasingly isolated from the West due to sa...

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China’s Coal Power Undercuts Clean Energy Push February 13, 2025

China’s energy production is putting coal and renewables in competition with each other, according to a new analysis that found continuing approval of coal-fired projects in 2024 undermined the “unprecedented” surge in clean energy production. ...

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Suggestions for U.S. Success in the Middle East February 10, 2025

Soon, you will be traveling to the Middle East — a region where U.S. interests in energy, trade, security, artificial intelligence and countering China all converge. And your recent success in Panama sets expectations of more gains. ...

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Baltics Cut Last Russian Energy Link February 08, 2025

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Trade War With U.S. Neighbors Would Increase Energy Costs February 08, 2025

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Kite & Key Media: Mining the Ocean for Green Energy? February 05, 2025

New video from Kite & Key Media about the economic potential of the ocean floor and green energy:The next frontier in energy: the deep ocean, where there are enormous deposits of the minerals needed for clean energy technologies.Is this a game-changi...

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Threat of Tariffs Undermine U.S. Economic Security February 04, 2025

Talk has finally turned into action and the first shots of the 2025 trade war have been fired. President Trump has used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to place 25 percent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada (10 percent...

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Safer, Stronger and More Prosperous February 04, 2025

In his first official message to the Department of State’s (DoS) workforce, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear that all the employees will focus on three questions when assessing U.S. foreign policy decisions - How does the action proposed ...

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Bolivia’s Lithium Window Is Closing Rapidly February 03, 2025

In 2023, Bolivia signed multi-billion dollar deals for lithium extraction with Chinese and Russian state-owned companies, including the CBC consortium and Rosatom/Uranium One. Since then, despite these deals expanding further, very little progress ha...

Trump Should Give Canada Trade a Closer Look February 03, 2025

According to President Donald Trump, our trade deficit with Canada is a problem: "They send us hundreds of thousands of cars, they make a lot of money with that,” he said. “They send us a lot of other things we don’t need.” He neglected to mention ...

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Can China’s Economy Wriggle Out of Danger? February 01, 2025

As China enters the Year of the Snake, investors are hoping the economy and Chinese stock market can shed some of their recent bad energy. ...

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Suriname, China, and the New Cold War February 01, 2025

Although Suriname is one of the smallest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it is gaining importance as it heads in the same direction as neighboring Guyana in becoming one of the world’s newest oil producers. This is a development that both Washin...

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Tanzania Energy Summit: A Moment African Leaders Must Seize January 27, 2025

Later this month, African leaders and policymakers will gather at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – East Africa’s most populous city – for the highly anticipated “Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit.”Mission 300 is an initiative to provide electricity to 300 mi...

Forgotten Wars: The Haitian Crisis January 25, 2025

Over the past decade, following the devastating passage of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Haiti has been experiencing an unprecedented socio-political and economic crisis. This crisis is characterized by widespread political instability and the substanti...

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Europe’s Energy Crisis January 24, 2025

Rather than worrying about what Trump might do, the EU should question its own ‘green’ policies that raise prices and alienate trade partners. ...

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Iran Seeks Better Ties With Azerbaijan; Energy & Transportation January 22, 2025

Caspian Report: Why Iran’s Economy Is Shutting Down January 22, 2025

Years of sanctions and aging infrastructure have left Iran with a growing natural gas deficit. To ration energy, schools, banks, shopping malls, and factories have been shut down. ...

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Fukuyama: It’s Hard To Build Anything In The U.S. With So Many Rules January 22, 2025

Stanford's Francis Fukuyama is no conservative. However, in a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, he argues that excessive proceduralism in the United States has made it nearly impossible to build critical infrastructure, even for...

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Economics Explained: How Europe Sabotaged Its Own Economy January 22, 2025

Europe, home to some of the world's largest and most advanced economies, has been experiencing nearly two decades of economic stagnation, falling behind the USA in raw output. Despite high living standards, competitive salaries, and excellent educati...

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Ukraine Exacts Retribution on Russian Energy Sites January 16, 2025

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Russia Signs Nuclear Energy Deal With Vietnam January 14, 2025

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