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Op-eds & Essays by , , • November 16, 2015
In the midst of the 1973 Arab oil embargo, President Richard Nixon launched “Project Independence” to make the U.S. energy self-sufficient by 1980. Every president since has also promised to make the U.S. energy independent. Around the world, too, a desire for energy security motivates calls to reduce imports from sources perceived as unreliable or unstable, and to become more disconnected from the global market. Fortunately, these isolation efforts have failed. Over the last 40 years, the global energy system has become vastly more interconnected and interdependent, which has increased, not decreased, our energy security.
Steps by the second Trump administration show it is taking a tougher stance against the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Trump recently issued an executive order that could levy a 25 percent tariff on countries that directly or indirectly import Venezuelan oil starting on April 2, and it has modified Chevron’s oil license to operate in the South American nation.
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Op-eds & Essays by , , • November 16, 2015