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The US president signed four executive orders on May 23 intended to usher in an “American nuclear renaissance.”

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EnergySource May 21, 2025

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Sep 4, 2025

The China-Russia natural gas deal is a distraction from LNG sanctions evasion

By Olga Khakova

The announcement of a China-Russia natural gas pipeline deal is attention-grabbing geopolitical theater. The United States should instead be focused on curbing Russia’s evasion of LNG sanctions.

China Energy & Environment

EnergySource

Aug 28, 2025

Overheated and underbuilt: How to fortify the US grid in the face of heat waves

By Frank Willey

As demand for electricity rises across the United States—and in the Mid-Atlantic in particular—to cool homes and power data center growth, so does its cost. Short- and long-term solutions can keep electricity both reliable and affordable.

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EnergySource

Aug 14, 2025

US military readiness in the Pacific requires strengthening Guam’s power grid

By Emma Sampson

Guam’s energy system, already under strain, faces new operational demands. To ensure mission readiness, the Department of Defense must fortify Guam’s energy infrastructure against cyber, natural, and kinetic threats.

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Aug 22, 2024

Webster quoted in Energy Intelligence on Iran’s oil exports

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Aug 21, 2024

Webster quoted in RFE/RL on the Siberia-2 pipeline

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Aug 19, 2024

NATO wants to be a leader on climate security. Here are the next steps to get there.

By Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns

To adapt to the impacts of climate change on global security, NATO must improve how it incorporates climate security into its training and operational planning.

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Aug 18, 2024

Brahimi quoted in Irish Star on Vladimir Putin eyeing move to ‘seize’ African nation’s oil fields

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Aug 16, 2024

Donovan and Nikoladze cited by the National Interest on an alternative market of sanctioned oil in China, Iran, and Russia

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Aug 14, 2024

Critical minerals investment must avoid the mistakes of the past in African mining

By Rama Yade, Sibi Nyaoga

By getting mining investment right, the United States can set a new precedent for its collaboration with African countries in other areas, such as health, security, and technology.

Africa Energy Transitions

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Aug 14, 2024

Khakova joins The World to discuss the Nordstream pipeline explosion mystery

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Aug 13, 2024

Busch and Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Amin cited in the UN’s International Maritime Organization’s March bulletin on climate-related trade disruptions

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Aug 13, 2024

Busch and Mohseni-Cheraghlou cited in the UK Parliament’s research briefing on climate-related trade disruptions

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Aug 12, 2024

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What Trump’s new executive orders mean for the US nuclear energy industry

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Webster quoted in Energy Intelligence on Iran’s oil exports

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NATO wants to be a leader on climate security. Here are the next steps to get there.

Brahimi quoted in Irish Star on Vladimir Putin eyeing move to ‘seize’ African nation’s oil fields

Donovan and Nikoladze cited by the National Interest on an alternative market of sanctioned oil in China, Iran, and Russia

Critical minerals investment must avoid the mistakes of the past in African mining

Khakova joins The World to discuss the Nordstream pipeline explosion mystery

Busch and Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Amin cited in the UN’s International Maritime Organization’s March bulletin on climate-related trade disruptions

Busch and Mohseni-Cheraghlou cited in the UK Parliament’s research briefing on climate-related trade disruptions

Shaffer quoted in S&P Global on potential impact of a Trump victory on oil sanctions policy

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