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U.S.-Iran MOU tension points are in Lebanon, says Columbia’s Karen Young

Karen Young, Columbia University, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the latest agreement between the U.S. and Iran, what could terminate the MOU and much more.

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • CNBC • June 18, 2026

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Critical Minerals

G7 Countries Commit to Diversifying Critical Minerals Supply Without Deciding Who Bears the Cost

Critical minerals were once again near the top of the agenda for G7 leaders as they met in Évian, France, this week, a year after the G7 launched the Critical Minerals Action Plan.

Blog by Kevin Brunelli • June 18, 2026

G7 Countries Commit to Diversifying Critical Minerals Supply Without Deciding Who Bears the Cost

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Live Updates: US and Iran Sign Deal, Expected to Open Strait of Hormuz

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Erica Downs, Ira Joseph + 5 more • June 16, 2026

Finance & Economics

How the World Bank’s Rethink on Industrial Policy Could Affect Energy Sector Support for Developing Countries

This Energy Explained post represents the research and views of the author(s). It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The piece...

Blog by Zainab Usman • June 16, 2026

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Energy Security

Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on the US-Iran Deal, Hormuz Realities, and Iran’s Nuclear Future

Yesterday, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding starting the clock on a 60-day truce. The agreement intends to halt attacks, begin lifting the US naval...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast • June 18, 2026

Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on the US-Iran Deal, Hormuz Realities, and Iran’s Nuclear Future

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Geopolitics

Iran Conflict Brief: The US-Iran Deal and a New Phase of Accommodation

The 109-day-old Iran crisis is heading toward an off-ramp in the form of a not-yet-public Memorandum of Understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. While energy markets are...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Karen E. Young , Richard Nephew and Ira Joseph • June 16, 2026

Climate Change

Jessica Uhl on the Fractured Energy Transition: Why Speed Matters Now

The clean energy transition had real momentum at the end of 2024. It was buoyed by federal support, billions of dollars of investment in new technologies, and broad...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Jessica Uhl • June 9, 2026

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June 25, 2026 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm est

The Cost of Power: Rising Electricity Prices, AI, and the Grid

This event will take place in-person in Washington DC, at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168 (Gold Room). Advance registration is required. Announcing New Columbia University Publications...

Event • Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168 (Gold Room)
Washington, D.C.

The Cost of Power: Rising Electricity Prices, AI, and the Grid

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Publications

Artificial Intelligence

Silicon Valley’s Bad Bet on the Gulf

Why the AI build-out was doomed from the start.

Op-eds & Essays with Aaron Bartnick • Foreign Affairs • June 11, 2026

Silicon Valley’s Bad Bet on the Gulf

Natural Gas

Pourquoi les Prix du Gaz Européens ne Flambent-Ils pas?

CHRONIQUE. Nouvelles usines de liquéfaction et augmentation des exportations expliquent, entre autres, pourquoi les prix du gaz ne connaissent pas le pic observé en 2022, lors de l’invasion de l’Ukraine. Mais cette stabilité des prix ne traversera pas l’été, écrit Anne-Sophie Corbeau, spécialiste de l’énergie au Center on Global Energy Policy de l’Université Columbia

Op-eds & Essays with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • Le Temps • June 10, 2026

Pourquoi les Prix du Gaz Européens ne Flambent-Ils pas?

Artificial Intelligence

China’s AI Heist

How to counter Beijing’s unauthorized "distillation."

Op-eds & Essays with Jared Dunnmon • Foreign Affairs • May 29, 2026

China’s AI Heist

Oil

The Winners and Losers of Oil’s New World Order

Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff • The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Winners and Losers of Oil’s New World Order

Natural Gas

The LNG Security Myth: How the Strait of Hormuz Exposes LNG’s Vulnerabilities

Op-eds & Essays with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • The National Interest • May 13, 2026

The LNG Security Myth: How the Strait of Hormuz Exposes LNG’s Vulnerabilities

Fossil Energy

The Impacts of the Iran War on Coal

Op-eds & Essays with Robert (RJ) Johnston • The National Interest • May 12, 2026

The Impacts of the Iran War on Coal

Finance & Economics

Three Ways the Aluminum Crunch Could Evolve

Op-eds & Essays with Robert (RJ) Johnston • The National Interest • May 08, 2026

Three Ways the Aluminum Crunch Could Evolve

Oil

The oil price crunch is looming

Op-eds & Essays with Christof Rühl • Financial Times • May 06, 2026

The oil price crunch is looming

Geopolitics

If OPEC Falls Apart, It’ll Cost Us All

The White House declared last week that President Trump finally "broke OPEC" after the United Arab Emirates withdrew from the cartel.

Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff • The New York Times • May 06, 2026

If OPEC Falls Apart, It’ll Cost Us All

Renewable Energy

Why the Iran war might not spur a faster transition to low-carbon energy

Op-eds & Essays with Spencer Dale • Financial Times • May 05, 2026

Why the Iran war might not spur a faster transition to low-carbon energy

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