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Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don’t mirror oil’s decline. Experts say it’s not that simple

U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran.

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • Associated Press • June 24, 2026

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G7 Progress on Critical Minerals Diversification Overlooks Demand Side

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Blog by Tom Moerenhout & Abby Wulf • June 24, 2026

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

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Blog by Kevin Brunelli • June 18, 2026

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

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Blog by Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Erica Downs, Ira Joseph, Richard Nephew, Daniel Sternoff, Karen E. Young, Robin Mills & Neelesh Nerurkar • June 16, 2026

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Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition

The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices, while debates over the best sources...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Michael Cembalest • June 23, 2026

Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition

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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

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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

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Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don’t mirror oil’s decline. Experts say it’s not that simple

U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran.

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • Associated Press • June 24, 2026

Trump accuses oil companies of gouging drivers, orders DOJ to investigate

News and Publications with Jason Bordoff • Politico • June 24, 2026

Rubio’s Gulf trip: Iran MOU will be a ‘tough sell’ to America’s allies

Karen Young, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, says Secretary Rubio is visiting Gulf allies to reassure them their interests are represented in the deal - but that it might be a tough sell, amid worries that America's commitment to the Gulf states is "not what it used to be."

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • CNBC • June 24, 2026

Trump’s big oil crackdown ‘sounds like political theater’, says expert

President Trump has ordered the DOJ to investigate oil companies over claims they are too slow to lower gas prices despite falling crude costs. Karen Young, senior research scholar at Columbia Universityâs Center on Global Energy Policy, called the move âpolitical theater,â saying thatâs ânot really how gasoline prices workâ in the U.S.

News and Publications with Karen E. Young • CNBC • June 24, 2026

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China’s Energy Powerhouse Ambitions

Two economic planning documents released at the March meeting of China's National People’s Congress include the term "energy powerhouse" for the first time.

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The Iran Shock

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Op-eds & Essays with Jason Bordoff & Meghan L. O'Sullivan • Foreign Affairs • April 06, 2026

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How the Iran War Is Changing Europe’s Energy Transition

The war in Iran is not just another energy shock. It is arriving at a moment when Europe is already under cumulative strain: a war on its eastern border, the lingering aftershocks of the 2022 energy crisis, industrial decline, political fragmentation, fiscal limits, and a widening debate over how much of its own security it must now provide.

Op-eds & Essays with Tatiana Mitrova • The National Interest • March 20, 2026

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