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Fulton quoted in Defense Romania on growing economic relations between China and Saudi Arabia

EnergySource May 21, 2025

Replace the Inflation Reduction Act with FUEL-AI

By Joseph Webster

To compete in the global AI race, the United States must dramatically expand its power supply. Replacing the Inflation Reduction Act with the FUEL-AI Act would reorient energy policy toward national security, fast-tracking domestic energy production and infrastructure to power America’s AI future.
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Fulton quoted in Defense Romania on growing economic relations between China and Saudi Arabia

GeoTech Cues May 21, 2025

To build tomorrow’s power grid, the United States should look to geothermal energy

By Sudeep Kanungo, Will LaRivee

Geothermal energy offers a promising solution for stable, reliable baseload power. But to unlock its full potential, the US government must take action to reduce the barriers to entry for industry.
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Europe has a heating strategy—now it needs one for cooling

By Andrei Covatariu

A record-breaking heat wave exposes Europe’s haphazard approach to cooling, that leaves core challenges unaddressed. Targeted actions must be taken quickly to shore up this cornerstone of public health, economic stability, and geopolitical security.

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Strong currents, stronger alliances: Reinforcing the EU’s Black Sea energy strategy through transatlantic collaboration  

By Andrei Covatariu

The EU’s recently released Black Sea strategy will thrive only with robust transatlantic collaboration. This relationship will be crucial to stabilizing the region’s energy security, facilitating its energy transition, and ensuring that initiatives align with geopolitical and national security objectives.

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Power Africa can help boost American energy dominance 

By Molly Moran

Power Africa was recently paused by the Trump administration as it undergoes review to determine its alignment with US national interests. To promote US energy dominance, the administration should reinstate Power Africa to boost US supply chain resilience, reduce dependence on China, and create opportunities for American companies.

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Fulton quoted in Defense Romania on growing economic relations between China and Saudi Arabia

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Wald in AFP: US or Russia? Ukraine Crisis Poses Dilemma for Wealthy Gulf
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Feb 4, 2022

AC Selects: Ukraine’s strategic ally, revisiting the Abraham Accords, and the Navajo Nation energy crisis

Week of February 4, 2022 This week, The Atlantic Council in Turkey focused on the implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a NATO member while balancing complex ties with both sides. The Middle East Programs invited Barak Ravid to revisit the Abraham Accords, how it came to be, its legacy for the Middle East, and […]

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Sullivan in Arab News: The future of energy is exciting, and it is time to grow up
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Feb 3, 2022

Alyemany joins Yemen Today to discuss the economic and political importance of the Red Sea in regional conflicts

By Atlantic Council

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Feb 3, 2022

Ashford in the Washington Post: Has Ukraine turned the tables on Russia?

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Ashford was cited in the Washington Post on energy issues related to Russia and Europe. “European Council on Foreign Relations’s Jeremy Shapiro recently observed that ‘in a world of increasing geopolitical competition, the US needs partners — not supplicants and free-riders.’ An Anglo-Polish arrangement to bolster Ukraine’s defenses suggests the former and not the […]

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Feb 3, 2022

Ashford in the New York Times: Putin, facing sanction threats, has been saving for this day

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Ashford was cited in the New York Times on energy issues related to Russia and Europe. “‘Europe has not resolved its dependence on Russian gas,’ said Emma Ashford, who studies European security issues at The Atlantic Council research group…Russia’s currency reserves could displace the loss of energy exports to Europe for ‘several years,’ […]

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Feb 3, 2022

Bryza in The Financial Times: Europe can show Putin that threats to gas supply cut both ways
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Feb 3, 2022

Fulton quoted in L’indro on China’s growing relations with Saudi Arabia

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Feb 1, 2022

Fulton quoted in the New York Times on China’s growing economic relations with the Middle East

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