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Europe’s January 2027 Cliff: The Russian LNG Ban Meets Empty Storage
Europe has spent the past four years trying to make sure it would never again depend on Russia for its energy in the way...
The New Geography of Energy: Why Refining Capacity May Matter More Than Oil Reserves
Crude Came Back. Diesel Didn't.
This week, seven months after the Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil finally returned to normal. Around...
Europe Weighs Diesel Stock Release as US Pressure Mounts, Sources Say
European Union countries discussed a French proposal to release diesel stocks due to US pressure related to soaring fuel prices and the Iran war....
Why Are European Firms Funding the AI Race With Their Own Cash?
Europe wants to build a competitive artificial intelligence industry, but a new financing divide is emerging between European companies and their US counterparts.
While American...
Will Trump’s Diesel Threat Force Europe to Release Its Emergency Fuel Reserves?
The Trump administration has warned France and Germany to release emergency diesel reserves to help lower global fuel prices or risk facing a potential...
America’s Diesel-Ban Threat Shows Europe Is Paying for the Iran War
A Promise Meets a Midterm
On 22 September, Donald Trump said he might support a ban or quantitative limit on US diesel exports. Soon afterwards...
Dodik Lost Office but Kept Power. In Bosnia, Nobody Is Pushing Back
The Man Not on the Ballot
On Sunday, Željka Cvijanović of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the ruling Bosnian Serb party, defends the...
Russia’s Sanctions Resilience Has a Ceiling: The Structural Limits Behind Moscow’s Adaptation
Sanctions are designed to impose economic costs that eventually generate political pressure for behavioral change. Yet Russia has absorbed years of unprecedented economic restrictions...
EU Weighs New Safeguards as Enlargement Plans Gain Momentum
The European Commission is suggesting measures to protect the EU from potential issues with future members that could weaken democracy and veto decisions. This...
Russia Widens Corporate Crackdown, Sending a Warning to European Businesses
Russia has targeted European companies to remove foreign ownership rights over their Russian assets, citing the EU's involvement in the Ukraine conflict. This month,...