BRICS
Cuba wants to be part of BRICS – FM
The leaders of member states and aspiring nations are set to meet at a summit in the Russian city of Kazan later this month Cuba has officially applied to join BRICS as a partner state, […]
Articles by Mariel Alumit
Geopolitical
Sanctions have made Russian economy stronger – top academic
The country has essentially ceased to rely on oil and gas exports as a source of income, HSE University Rector Nikita Anisimov has said Western sanctions imposed on Russia amid the Ukraine conflict have […]
Electric Vehicles
China targets EU brandy after electric car sanctions
Beijing has imposed provisional tariffs on brandy originating from the European Union, days after EU countries backed duties on Chinese-made electric cars. The temporary anti-dumping levies on liquors imported from the EU will range from […]
Climate Crisis
Senate Report Reveals How Millions In Dark Money Are Funding Climate Lawfare Across The US
Sher Edling received millions in dark money to push climate litigation on behalf of Democratic-led cities and states, a Senate report reveals. California law firm Sher Edling received more than $3 million in unreported dark […]
Climate Crisis
NOAA’s Data Shows Rising Average Temps Driven By Growth And Measurement Flaws—Not Climate Change
NOAA’s U.S. temperature trends show rising average temps driven by flawed siting, population growth, and UHI impacts, not climate change. NOAA’s U.S. contiguous U.S. summer measured minimum and maximum temperature trends (June through August) over […]
Finance
The Economic Impact of Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas War
The wider region has weathered the storm, but Gaza may never be the same. More than 40,000 people have died in the fighting in the Middle East triggered by the Hamas-organized attack on Israel one […]
Geopolitical
Europe Expands the Reach of Its Sanctions
Germany and others have been reluctant to close loopholes for their exporters, but that is slowly starting to change. The United States’ history of using economic sanctions as a means of coercion has not only […]
Geothermal
Alaska Geothermal Power Can Fuel U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Opportunities on the Pacific Rim can kick-start a critical sector. Strategic energy technologies often start small but can scale quickly with judicious front-end policy support if they possess competitive thermodynamic and technological advantages. Since World […]
Geopolitical
Black Sea descends into danger zone territory again
The Black Sea has descended into a severe danger zone for merchant shipping with Russian military forces piling into the region and targeting Ukraine’s exports. Having gone all year without any merchant ships coming under […]
Critical Minerals
Serbia’s parliament debates ban on lithium mining
BELGRADE, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The Serbian parliament on Monday began debating an opposition proposal to ban lithium and borate mining and exploration, which would effectively put an end to a contested Rio Tinto (RIO.L) […]