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EnergySource

May 5, 2025

Make critical mineral spending matter this time  

By Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes

The United States has a crucial opportunity to translate large-scale funding into critical mineral stockpiling and resilient supply chains—but only if Congress structures spending to create durable markets. Without clear demand signals, real commercial offtakes, and price stability, proposed funding risks falling short of delivering on its potential.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Apr 29, 2025

Can Nord Stream really rise from the dead? 

By Alan Riley

Despite recent discussions between Moscow and Washington over restarting the Nord Stream pipelines, legal, financial, and political hurdles make reopening them improbable. Multimillion dollar claims against Gazprom along with US stakes in the European LNG market are likely to severely limit support for Russian gas flows to the EU.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Apr 28, 2025

If Russian gas returns to Europe, it must go through Ukraine

By Sergiy Makogon

The resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe as part of a potential cease-fire agreement in Ukraine is under discussion, but any such flows would need to transit through Ukraine rather than Nord Stream or other routes. To safeguard regional stability, the EU, Ukraine, and the US must enforce strict safeguards to avoid renewed dependency and prevent Russia from once again weaponizing its energy exports.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

Content

UkraineAlert

Sep 10, 2024

Ukraine’s biggest wartime government shakeup prompts muted reaction in Kyiv

By Andrew D’Anieri

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presided over his government’s largest wartime reshuffle in early September, with nine ministries getting new permanent leadership, writes Andrew D’Anieri.

Conflict Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2024

Five questions (and expert answers) about Draghi’s new report on European competitiveness

By Atlantic Council experts

On Monday, Mario Draghi issued a clarion call about the dangers of lagging growth and productivity in the European Union. Atlantic Council experts dig into the four-hundred-page report.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Sep 9, 2024

Nesheiwat quoted in El Economista on accumulation of Russian LNG tankers in the Arctic

By Julia Nesheiwat

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

AfricaSource

Sep 9, 2024

The strategies driving the players in competition for Africa’s critical minerals

By Sarah Way

As the race for Africa’s critical minerals continues, the United States should rally its allies and partners around a common vision backed by democratic values.

Africa Energy Transitions

Report

Sep 9, 2024

Sharing the post carbon economy means building a resilient EV supply chain

By Sarah Bauerle Danzman

In this report Sarah Bauerle Danzman advances the policy discussion by compiling trade, investment, and EV industrial policy data across the G20, and offers six recommendations to the G20 to build a resilient EV supply chain.

Brazil China

In the News

Sep 7, 2024

Bauerle Danzman quoted by Reuters on the US broadening national security definition amid Nippon Steel’s US Steel acquisition plans

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International Markets Japan

In the News

Sep 6, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation

On September 5, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation. Webster explains that Russia’s plan to build the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline from Russia to China could weaken US energy leverage over Beijing by reducing liquefied natural gas exports to China. 

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 5, 2024

Webster quoted in VOA on potential impact of PS-2 pipeline on US

By Joseph Webster

Central Asia China

In the News

Sep 4, 2024

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on recent Houthi attacks on oil tankers

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

Sep 3, 2024

Webster joins DW Russian to discuss Ulaanbaatar’s dependence on Russian energy resources

By Joseph Webster

East Asia Energy & Environment

Experts