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EU’s Proposed Tariffs on Steel to Address Excess Capacity and Enable Decarbonization Could Worsen Trade Tensions
The European Commission released a proposed regulation on Oct. 7 that would replace the EU's existing "safeguard" duties on imported steel products set to expire in June 2026.
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‘The Return of the Energy Weapon’
Energy has long been used as a weapon. The United Kingdom blocked oil exports to Germany during World War I. Hitler’s fall was due in part to losing...
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Rapid Response: Unpacking Recent Sanctions on Russian Oil
On October 22, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as a penalty for...
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Saudi-Iranian rapprochement may be a threat to U.S.′ reputation in the region: Political economist
Karen Young, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, says, however, that "it's too early to say" what the "real impact" on the Middle East will be.
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EU’s Proposed Tariffs on Steel to Address Excess Capacity and Enable Decarbonization Could Worsen Trade Tensions
The European Commission released a proposed regulation on Oct. 7 that would replace the EU's existing "safeguard" duties on imported steel products set to expire in June 2026.
Tariffs Are a Weaker Weapon Than Trump Thinks
Access to the US market is not the significant point of leverage the president believes it to be.
The Return of the Energy Weapon
Throughout much of the modern era, limiting or disrupting the flow of energy was a highly effective tool of global power.
