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“Everything up in the air”: LNG, the Strait of Hormuz, and Central & Eastern Europe’s energy future

"LNG shipments to Central & Eastern Europe are reliable as long as those gas markets are not overly dependent upon one supplier."

News and Publications with Anne-Sophie Corbeau • CEEEnergyNews • April 17, 2026

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Live Updates: US-Israeli Attacks on Iran and Global Energy Impacts

On February 28, the US and Israel launched new attacks on Iran targeting primarily the country's leadership, security forces, and missile program.

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

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Energy Disruptions in the Eastern Mediterranean from the US-Israel War with Iran

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Blog by Robin Mills • April 16, 2026

Gulf Energy Disruption and the Fragility of Global Markets

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Blog by Fatimah M. Alkayadi & Karen E. Young • April 15, 2026

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Amos Hochstein on the Strait of Hormuz Opening and Where the War is Headed

It’s been a head-spinning day in the Iran war. Earlier today, following a temporary truce between Lebanon and Israel, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz would be...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Amos Hochstein • April 17, 2026

Amos Hochstein on the Strait of Hormuz Opening and Where the War is Headed

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Iran Conflict Brief: Will the Ceasefire Hold? Analyzing Tehran’s High-Stakes Diplomacy

With an April 21 deadline looming, the Middle East remains suspended in a volatile state of war and peace. Regional mediators are scrambling to broker a second round...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Mohammad Ali Shabani • April 16, 2026

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Rajiv Shah on Advancing Universal Abundant Energy Access

Energy abundance means different things in today’s global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access while meeting rising energy demand. It...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Rajiv Shah • April 14, 2026

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Duelling rail projects hint at intensifying contest for Africa’s critical minerals

Existing export routes from the African Copperbelt are subject to delays US backed partnership is funding western export route to Lobito China has proposed upgrading TAZARA railway heading east to Dar

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Improving Critical Mineral Mining Negotiations in Chile: Toward Clearer and More Robust Frameworks for Benefit Sharing with Local Communities

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) Business School, in collaboration with CGEP, organized two closed-door roundtables in the summer of 2025 to discuss local community engagement in the context of lithium and copper extraction within the global energy transition.

Task Force Reports by Juan Pablo Escudero, Diego Rivera Rivota, Juan Carlos Jobet + 1 more • March 30, 2026

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Downstream Diversification of Mineral-Rich Countries

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The US Is Internationalizing Its Critical Minerals Industrial Policy

Securing critical minerals is a top priority of governments around the world.

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What Drives ‘Breakneck’ Development in China?

Trade tensions between the US and China have hit a new high mark. Last week, after China announced plans to ratchet up its export controls of some rare-earths...

Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast with Dan Wang • October 14, 2025

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