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May 13, 2025

Four energy deals Trump will look to make on his Middle East trip 

By Ellen Wald

President Trump’s upcoming trip to the Middle East will focus on advancing energy and commercial agreements, including securing Gulf investments in US manufacturing, increasing US LNG imports, deepening nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia, and locking in oil production commitments. These efforts are ultimately aimed at advancing broader geopolitical objectives—countering Russian influence and strengthening US energy dominance.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

May 9, 2025

Environmental risk weighs heavily on the possible rewards of deep sea mining 

By William Yancey Brown

Despite growing political momentum to advance deep sea mining for critical minerals, the practice remains at odds with existing US and international environmental laws. Current proposals fail to meet legal standards, and the potential for irreversible damage to marine ecosystems raises serious concerns.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

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

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Apr 4, 2025

Building a path toward global deployment of fusion: Nonproliferation and export considerations

By Sachin Desai, Michael Hua, Amy Roma, Jessica Bufford, Jacqueline Siebens, Andrew Proffitt

With commercial fusion on the horizon, questions around the process for regulating fusion power plants have arisen.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2025

The European Commission’s Teresa Ribera: ‘We will defend’ Europeans in the face of new US tariffs

By Katherine Golden

The United States' new sweeping tariffs are “bad news for the whole world—including Americans,” Ribera said at an Atlantic Council Front Page event.

Digital Policy Economy & Business

EnergySource

Apr 3, 2025

Profitability and power: Fixing US critical minerals supply chains

By Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes

The global critical minerals race is well underway, and the American supply chain is behind. To regain momentum, the US must make this industry viable by creating a financial framework that attracts and retains capital.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

MENASource

Apr 3, 2025

Washington halted the Iraq-Iran electricity waiver. Here is how it’s perceived by Washington and Baghdad. 

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, C. Anthony Pfaff

By making Iranian energy more costly, the United States hopes to incentivize Iraq to diversify its energy sources and reduce its dependency on Iran.

Energy Markets & Governance Iraq

Issue Brief

Apr 2, 2025

Mapping public opinion to drive climate action in India

By Jennifer Marlon, Jagadish Thaker

India stands at a crossroads in its fight against climate change.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

MENASource

Apr 2, 2025

​Libya’s political deadlock endures. There is a case for Trump and Meloni to challenge the status quo.

By Yaseen Rashed

The political crisis in Libya is one that the US and Italy may be uniquely postured, and incentivized, to quell.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Mar 31, 2025

The future of global energy policy is abundance 

By Charles Hendry

The United States and Europe are diverging on energy policy, with the United States prioritizing low costs and economic growth while the United Kingdom and the European Union focus on decarbonization. But reconciling these approaches is possible through the lens of energy abundance—each country must leverage its most plentiful resources to drive down costs, enhance security, and support sustainability without burdening consumers.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

EnergySource

Mar 28, 2025

Nord Stream could divide Europe yet again 

By Michał Kurtyka

Washington's potential reset with Moscow, amid Ukraine peace negotiations, has revived discussions on the future of Nord Stream 2. Whether the Trump administration would cede its LNG market in Europe to Russian pipeline exports remains to be seen. For Europe, however, reopening the pipeline would be a costly mistake.

Eastern Europe Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Mar 27, 2025

Prioritizing access to critical minerals will require prioritizing Africa

By Benjamin Mossberg

Access to critical minerals is an urgent national security issue. The United States must view investments in African energy, mineral, and mining—key to securing this access—with similar importance.

Africa Energy & Environment
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Issue Brief

Mar 27, 2025

Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

To address threats from Russia and China and reduce trade overdependence on the United States, Canada’s federal government will need to consolidate economic power and devise an economic statecraft strategy that will leverage Canada’s economic tools to mitigate economic threats and vulnerabilities.

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