Green Transition: China’s Role in a Shifting Global Landscape
The global green transition has long been seen as a critical path to addressing climate change and reshaping economies. Yet, since 2020, this vision...
Who Will Buy Lukoil? The Bidding War for Its International Empire
Russia's Lukoil has until December 13 to negotiate the sale of most of its international assets following U. S. sanctions and the rejection of...
Saudi Arabia’s calculated green conversion
At the 11th session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in 2021, Saudi Arabia pledged to generate 50% of its...
The Nuclear Energy Wind Blowing in Africa: The Next Stop is Tanzania
"This is a landmark achievement for our country…For the first time, Tanzania is stepping onto the global uranium map with the capacity to supply...
The Paradox of Powerlessness: Why Middle East Oil No Longer Commands Global Panic
In June 2025, when Israel launched a major air strike against Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israeli cities, the...
Iran’s Energy Crisis and Tehran’s Strategic Turn to Russia and China
Following a summer of widespread blackouts and record heat, and in the wake of June military strikes by Israel and the U.S. on its...
The Lukoil Question: A Guide to Its Global Assets and Potential Buyers
Russia's Lukoil is disposing of its international assets following U.S. sanctions. The sale to Swiss trader Gunvor was rejected, prompting a rush for alternative...
Why Brazil, a Renewable Energy Giant, Still Can’t Quit Coal
In July, one of Brazil's last coal plants in Candiota resumed operations after significant investment from Ambar, owned by billionaires Wesley and Joesley Batista....
A Bite Too Big? The Strategic Hurdles in Gunvor’s Pursuit of Lukoil
Russian energy group Lukoil is looking to sell its foreign assets due to new U. S. and UK sanctions. Gunvor, a Swiss trading firm,...
Rare Earths: The Hidden Metals Powering the Modern World
Rare earth elements (REEs) are a set of 17 metallic elements that have become indispensable to modern technology and defense industries. Although they are...