MenuThe U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against Russia’s Gazprombank, a lending institution inexorably linked with Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom, along with fifty other small and medium-sized banks and forty securities registrars. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also issued a warning of sanctions risks for financial institutions joining Russia’s System for Transfer of
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U.S. COPing Out Of Global Climate Leadership?
Clean energy shares in the United States experienced a significant decline following Donald Trump’s election to a second term. The WilderHill Clean Energy Index fell by 6.7%, with solar companies like Sunnova Energy International Inc. and Sunrun Inc. dropping as much as 51% and 29%, respectively. The timing of this downturn is unfortunate, as green
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia | Kamala Harris’ Foreign Policy
Dr. Cohen appears on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to provide insight into what can be expected from Vice President Harris’ foreign policy as she launches her campaign for the U.S. presidency. Watch Here
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Khodorkovsky Live | Putin’s Visit to China
In an interview with Khodorsky Live, Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses the current political relationship between Russia and the United States and the impact of Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on international relations. В интервью с Ходорковский Live на программе Суббота Недели доктор Ариэль Коэн обсуждает текущие политические отношения между Россией и США, а также влияние
Leveraging Central Asia’s Rare Earth Elements for Economic Growth
December 2023 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, Ariel Cohen, and Wesley Alexander Hill | Download “While the report offers steps Central Asian nations to take advantage of this increasingly important global market, its call to action applies with equal force to nations outside the region, not least the United States, to recognize the importance of Central
Central Asia: A Source of Energy for the 21st Century
November 2022 | Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Wesley A. Hill, and Daniel Tomares | Download This report analyzes opportunities for Central Asia to expand its energy-exporting capacities, fortifying and assuaging a disrupted international system reeling from Russian aggression and its lack of reliability as an energy supplier. This report engages with four axes of analysis: 1)
Russia’s Landmark BRICS Summit and the Specter of De-Dollarization
Last week saw a landmark summit of the BRICS group of nations, a nine-country economic bloc led by Moscow and Beijing, which drew representatives from 36 countries, including 22 heads of state. Held from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 in the Russian city of Kazan, the event focused largely on “de-dollarization”—the idea of phasing out
China Bets On Leadership In The Green Tech Frontier
At the 2024 BRICS summit, China claimed that its advances in Green Tech serve as a “valuable reference” for the bloc and the globe. While Beijing talks a good game about its investments in renewables as an engine of domestic and global economic growth, the realities of China’s sluggish economy suggest otherwise. Earlier this month, China
America’s Self-Inflicted Wound In Central Asia
In Central Asia, everyone appears to be moving to secure riches and interests. Japan has just conducted an investment summit with the Central Asian states to develop economic opportunities, China’s Xi is expanding business ties, the EU is inaugurating a new strategic summit, and Vladimir Putin will be visiting in November. The world understands Central
New U.S. Solar Panel Tariff Intensifies Sino-American Green Tech War
The Sino-American trade war may be old news, but now a new battlefield is front and center: green tech. During her controversial visit to China, Secretary Janet Yellen made waves by criticizing China’s excess industrial capacity. Secretary Yellen warned the Chinese that retaliatory tariffs would be levied if this wasn’t addressed while simultaneously making the