Science Belongs at Universities, National Laboratories – Not the UN
During a World Economic Forum session, Melissa Fleming, U.N. undersecretary-general for global
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Central Asia in the Energy Transition
Excerpt The Central Asian region, in terms of energy, has long been known mostly for its vast endowments of oil and gas. Indeed, some of the largest new discoveries of oil anywhere in the world in the...
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Return Funding for Reliable Energy to the World’s Poorest
A centerpiece of President Biden’s agenda was a government led effort to greatly reduce production and consumption of fossil fuels. One of the key policies Biden enacted to pursue this goal was ending...
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Fracking and the Election: It’s Not About Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris’s changing statements on fracking have become an important issue in the current U.S. presidential election campaign. Only five years ago, Harris pledged to ban...
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Militaries Can’t Transition to Renewable Energy
For now, fossil fuel use will rise—but the defense sector can lead innovation into the next generation of low-carbon sources.
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How Hezbollah Fundraises Through Crime
Hours after Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7, Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel on its northern border, re-igniting a conflict now at risk of escalating into a full-blown war. While...
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China is main beneficiary of West’s futile energy transition push
Consumption of fossil fuels is as strong as ever as they remain irreplaceable
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Why 2024 is the ‘year of the drone’ after Iran’s attack on Israel
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Don’t Forget the Air Highways
While U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is focusing his remaining months in office on attaining compensation fees for U.S. air travelers, a much bigger threat to air travel and transport...
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The Azerbaijanis, Not the Azeris, Are Hosting COP29
The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the annual UN Climate Change Conference known as COP29 in November 2024. For many who will attend COP29 and follow the process, this will be their first...
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Egyptian activist tells ‘Post’ she condemns Hamas and October 7 massacre
Dalia Ziada condemned the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 but then faced a wave of threats and criticism at home and had to flee to the US.
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Latin America’s Hezbollah Problem
Hezbollah's presence in the region merits swift recognition and action.
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US International energy policy toward the 2024 elections
While international energy policy is not on the ballot in the 2024 US elections, the election outcome will profoundly impact the U.S. role in international energy developments. Current U.S. energy policies have determined new rules of American engagement in the international arena. ...
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Insecurity in the Black Sea Puts Upward Pressure on the Global Oil Market
The global oil price is edging toward $100 a barrel. If oil remains high, it will be difficult to bring inflation down. Most blame the Saudi Arabian and Russian oil cuts for the price increase and ignore...
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Treasury sanctions Hezbollah’s network in Colombia, but what took so long?
The Biden administration wants to create the impression it is finally getting tough on Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group and Iranian proxy. The Treasury Department’s sanctions last...
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President Aliyev: “Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran are at the Lowest Level Ever”
From day one of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran has been hostile toward Baku and consistently acted to undermine its security and independence. However, over the last year the ties...
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Hezbollah Is Missing from President Biden’s Corruption Agenda
Making global corruption a national security priority is the right decision. Recognizing Hezbollah’s systematic reliance on corruption to facilitate its illicit finance networks would make the White House strategy more effective.
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Russia’s Hybrid War Against Montenegro
Irked by Montenegro’s accession to NATO, Russia and its traditional ally Serbia are trying to undermine democracy throughout the Balkans in their general strategy of dividing Europe.
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How Iran’s Ethnic Divisions Are Fueling the Revolt
Non-Persian minorities, often overlooked in the West, may hold the key to the uprising’s course.
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As Winter Approaches, Europe Is Walking Off a Cliff
Facing the worst energy crisis since World War II as the cold-weather heating season starts, Europe continues to dither. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented a series of new...