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Why Iran could top Biden’s Middle East agenda

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Why Iran could top Biden’s Middle East agenda

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Jan 20, 2021

Why Iran could top Biden’s Middle East agenda

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Larry Luxner</span>

Each crisis represents a major US foreign-policy challenge, but all may receive less attention from the new American administration than another pressing issue in the region: Iran’s recent nuclear advances.

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 20, 2021

Transcript: A global view of Joe Biden’s inauguration

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Many in the global community sat and watched the US presidential inauguration. Here's what these experts think of the important moment and what it means for the rest of the world.

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Global Energy Forum

Jan 20, 2021

Transcript: Fatih Birol on what’s next for the energy system post-pandemic

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Fatih Birol tells the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum about how the energy sector will fare post-pandemic and the opportunities that lie ahead.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2021

What China’s march to net-zero emissions means for the world

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Larry Luxner</span>

Chinese President Xi Jinping made a pledge to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Can China live up to the promises?

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UkraineAlert

Jan 20, 2021

US targets Putin’s pipelines from Baltic Sea to Balkans

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Diane Francis</span>

Washington’s attention has recently focused on Nord Stream 2, but US officials also face similar challenges in Southern Europe, where Russia is once again using energy to advance its geopolitical interests.

Eastern Europe Geopolitics & Energy Security

New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2021

The world is about to embark on a big energy transition. Here’s what it could look like.

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Katherine Golden</span>

“Real friends say the bitter truth,” said Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Forum. And “the bitter truth is that real energy transitions are coming, and they are coming fast.”

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New Atlanticist

Jan 19, 2021

Top UAE officials assess renewables, peak oil, and the post-COVID energy market

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Larry Luxner</span>

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE’s minister of industry and advanced technology, joined Suhail Al Mazrouei, the UAE minister of energy and infrastructure, and Musabbeh Al Kaabi, the CEO of UAE investments at the Mubadala Investment Company.

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Jan 19, 2021

Morningstar quoted in Bloomberg on Nord Stream 2
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Jan 19, 2021

Transcript: Global Energy Forum conversations with Sultan Al Jaber, Suhail Al Mazrouei, and Musabbeh Al Kaabi

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

The 2021 Global Energy Forum kicked off with conversations with top thought leaders on the future of energy.

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Global Energy Agenda

Jan 18, 2021

The 2021 Global Energy Agenda

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Randolph Bell, Jennifer T. Gordon, Paul Kielstra, and Andrew Marshall (Editors)</span>

The inaugural edition of the Global Energy Agenda provides context for the unprecedented year that has passed. It features a survey of thought leaders in the energy sector, as well as a series of essays by the leading figures in energy, to set the energy agenda for 2021.

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Ahmed Aboudouh

Former Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Shahira Amin

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Defne Arslan

Senior Director

Atlantic Council Turkey Program

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GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Lisa Basquel

Program Assistant, European Energy Security

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

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Meredith Berger

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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The tenth Global Energy Forum will chart the course for continued innovation, collaboration, and leadership in the global energy transition. 
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