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New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2018

Trump’s Wise Policy on Russia

By John E. Herbst

This article is part of a series that reflects on the first year of the Trump administration. As a candidate and president-elect, Donald Trump spoke constantly about the need to improve relations with Russia.  He also spoke positively about Russian President Vladimir Putin.  During Trump’s first weeks in office, his administration began to look seriously […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2018

Offshore drilling in an era of energy abundance

By Ellen Scholl

In just under one hundred days in office, Trump signed Executive Order 13795: Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy.

Oil and Gas United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jan 18, 2018

Trump Recognized Jerusalem. Then What?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

This article is part of a series that reflects on the first year of the Trump administration. Although Trump recognized Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital, he didn’t describe it as the undivided capital of Israel. Why does this matter?

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EnergySource

Jan 18, 2018

Trump gave global warming the cold shoulder

By David Livingston

What has changed? Nothing yet. Despite the fanfare surrounding the president’s Rose Garden announcement, there is a drawn-out legal process for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement that puts the earliest date for withdrawal at November 4, 2020—one day after the 2020 US presidential election.

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

Women Seek a Bigger Role in Arab Gulf’s Energy Sector

By Larry Luxner

Women are a rare sight at the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, and they’re almost never seen in the oilfields. Hiba Dialdin wants to change that—even if it means changing the entire corporate culture of the largest petroleum conglomerate on Earth. Dialdin, a petroleum engineering consultant at Saudi Aramco, was one of five women to speak […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 13, 2018

All Eyes on China

By Larry Luxner

International Energy Agency chief, Fatih Birol, says China’s shift toward renewables has global implications Sharply falling prices for solar energy, China’s new pro-environment policies, and emerging US dominance in world oil and gas production are all shaping global energy markets for decades to come, said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). […]

China The Gulf

New Atlanticist

Jan 13, 2018

Trump Maintains Steady Course on Iran, But Rougher Seas Ahead

By David Mortlock

On January 12, US President Donald J. Trump announced he would renew a number of waivers to provide limited sanctions relief to Iran in order to continue to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  At the same time, Trump committed to withdraw from the deal if he could not reach agreement with European […]

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

What Will Replace Nuclear Energy?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

When it comes to nuclear energy, there are two distinct and opposing trends in the world today—in the United States and Europe, aging reactors are being phased out and there is a reluctance to build new ones, while countries like China are on a building spree, according to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

The Future of OPEC and Oil Markets

By Larry Luxner

Stabilizing petroleum prices, “peak oil,” and the implications of a possible collapse of the Iran nuclear deal dominated a January 13 panel discussion in Abu Dhabi on the long-term future of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). But for now, OPEC’s fourteen members have little to worry about, Mohammad Barkindo—the organization’s Nigerian secretary […]

Global Energy Forum

Jan 13, 2018

US Energy Official Says ‘War on Coal’ Has Put Nation at Risk

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US Deputy Secretary of Energy, Dan Brouillette, on January 13 lashed out at what he described as the “war on coal” in the United States which, he said, had thwarted the construction of clean power plants, discouraged investments in new mining operations, and, as a result, put the nation at risk. Noting that coal and […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation Security & Defense