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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

G7 Progress on Critical Minerals Diversification Overlooks Demand Side

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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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Iran’s broken financial system

Op-eds & Essays by Richard Nephew • June 07, 2016

The Iran nuclear deal was destined to be controversial in its negotiation, conclusion and implementation. Nowhere is the deal more complex than in the area of sanctions relief. But, write Richard Nephew and Liz Rosenberg, blaming sanctions for the failure of a windfall for Iran to materialize — as critics and supporters alike are saying — misplaces attribution and undermines prospects for the deal’s success.

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

The Center on Global Energy Policy is providing live updates on key developments related to the Iran crisis. Check back here for the latest.

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

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

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Posición en Materia de Energía y Sustentabilidad en la Revisión del T-MEC

El Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI) y la Unidad de Estudio y Reflexión sobre Energía y Sustentabilidad, presentan el análisis: “Posición en materia de energía y sustentabilidad en la revisión del T-MEC" El documento analiza cómo México puede aprovechar este proceso para fortalecer la integración energética de América del

External Publications with Leonardo Beltran & Diego Rivera Rivota • Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales • June 01, 2026

Posición en Materia de Energía y Sustentabilidad en la Revisión del T-MEC

Are Bilateral and ‘Minilateral’ Treaties the Precursors to Multilateral Agreements?

The UNFCCC process is marred by gridlock in the COP multilateral framework, threatening joint efforts by countries to mitigate the climate crisis.

Blog by Dr. Ajay Mathur • May 27, 2026

Are Bilateral and ‘Minilateral’ Treaties the Precursors to Multilateral Agreements?

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China Investigates Deadly Coal Mine Blast

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News and Publications with Karen E. Young • Bloomberg • May 25, 2026

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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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