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Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington – Simon Shuster and Brian Bennett / Time (video)

February 8, 2025 No Comments

By Simon Shuster and Brian Bennett The standoff at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue was not much of a spectacle. On the first day

China Moves to Space to Dominate the Final Frontier – Didi Kirsten Tatlow/Newsweek

January 12, 2025 No Comments

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow China’s ambition to be the world’s greatest space power is taking it to the Moon, to

Javier Milei: The Unexpected Success of Argentina’s Libertarian Leader – Benjamin N. Gedan/AQ

December 22, 2024 No Comments

A look at why Argentina’s libertarian president has outperformed expectations at the one-year mark, with several challenges ahead. Javier Milei

Argentina’s Biggest Challenge – Brian Winter/Americas Quarterly

April 5, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Winter In the course of my life I have probably spent, without exaggeration, at least 1,000 hours in

Biden’s oil boom: How fossil fuels thrived despite the White House’s climate policies – Reuters

April 1, 2024 No Comments

Prinz Magtulis, Nichola Groom, Jarrett Renshaw and Moira Warburton, Reuters NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON Energiesnews.com 03 29 2024 Almost no matter

Putin’s Energy Offensive Has Failed – Paul Krugman/NYTimes

April 8, 2023 No Comments

By Paul Krugman Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Since then, Russia has launched four great offensives. Three

Bolivia’s Big Bet on Lithium Is a Long Shot – Eduardo Porter/Bloomberg

March 30, 2023 No Comments

By Eduardo Porter Just wait for the lithium to kick in. In a nutshell, that’s the message from President Luis

Russia’s Ghost Fleet of Oil Tankers Is a Floating Time Bomb – James Stavridis/Bloomberg

March 30, 2023 No Comments

By James Stavridis Most people focus on the land and air aspects of the war in Ukraine, naturally enough — they

Why China Keeps Pulling the Rug on Putin’s Pipeline – David fickling/Bloomberg

March 23, 2023 No Comments

By David Fickling It’s normally grim work following meetings between authoritarian leaders boasting of their growing power and influence. But watching