MenuIn a time when the United States and the Western allies appear weak on the international scene, restoring deterrence needs to be Job One as the NATO 75th anniversary summit begins today in Washington, D.C. In the recent presidential debate, more energy went into bickering over who deserves to be president, and even their golf scores, than about what
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Is Hydropower’s Potential Drying Up?
A drought has forced Canada, which traditionally relies on hydroelectric energy for 60% of its total electricity, to reverse its energy trading relationship with the United States. Not only has Canada cut the amount of energy it sends to the US, but U.S. energy exports to Canada have outpaced its imports. In March, the amount
The Trump-Biden Presidential Debate And U.S. Energy Policy
The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 27th, may be shocking for the lack of civility, terrible optics and demeanor, but policy differences were present and obvious. Energy policy didn’t feature prominently, but there was plenty to glean from the debate. Environmental regulations, geoeconomic foreign policy,
Vietnam’s All-Out Hydrogen Gambit
In April 2024, Vietnam and the United States embarked upon one of the world’s most ambitious green hydrogen collaborative strategies. The United States Agency for International Development and Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support Vietnam’s transition towards a hydrogen-centric renewable energy model. Building upon President Joe Biden’s visit to Hanoi
The Cost Of America’s Global Leadership
It has been over six months since the Houthis, a Yemen-based Iranian-backed militia, began attempting to hold the world’s economy hostage by attacking civilian shipping in the Red Sea, a vital trade corridor between Europe and Asia. It was quickly recognized that the Houthis had to be stopped. The West responded with “Operation Prosperity Guardian,”
American Solar’s Way Forward
In Q1 2024, 11 gigawatts of solar module manufacturing capacity were activated in the United States. This represents a 71% increase, making it the largest quarterly capacity increase in American history. That is enough electricity to power 8.2 million homes. Amidst such good news, it is easy to ignore the looming problems associated with American
China And Russia Now Dominate The Global Nuclear Trade
The global competition between the West and the rest takes many forms, including in the energy area. The nuclear energy industry has long been such a battlefield. Unfortunately, the U.S. and Europe are not doing great when it comes to winning bids in the developing world. In late May 2024, Uzbekistan signed an agreement with
China’s Massive Barrage In The Chip Battle
In the ongoing Sino-American trade war; China has made a massive move, in which semiconductor chip tech is a key battleground. Beijing’s latest investment into its chips is its largest yet, with $47.5 billion pumped into semiconductor R&D and manufacturing as part of the third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as
AI Is Pushing the World Toward an Energy Crisis
The dramatic resignation of Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist of OpenAI, which is behind artificial intelligence and large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has reinvigorated public debates on the future of AI and its exorbitant costs. Beyond the many acknowledged concerns, such as AI safety or the future of work and creativity, there is a trade-off
Texas’ Avoidable Blackout
The isolation of the Texas power grid has become a symbol of the state’s independent streak and resistance to federal oversight in recent years. The massive outages during Winter Storm Uri in 2021 were a wake-up call to the vulnerabilities of Texas’ system. However, crises in Summer 2022 and Winter 2023 were still severe. Now it seems Texas now confronts another