MenuDuring the opening months of the Second World War, things moved slowly first in the period that became known as the Phony War, or Sitzkrieg in German. Following the fall of Poland in September 1939, and before Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in April 1940, the absence of sustained military operations created the illusion of normalcy.
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Energy In Flux: How The Current Crisis Is Shaping The Future Of Energy
On April 4th, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to make a deal or open up the Hormuz Strait. Time is running out…” Markets have been recoiling amid instability in the Middle East, and it does not appear that jittery investors will experience any relief in the near term. However, this
Trump’s Clean Energy Dilemma
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, he has launched a full-scale attack on renewable energy, repeating the “climate hoax” accusation many times. The attacks on wind turbines became particularly loud. However, what this really means is not the end of clean energy, but new winners and losers in Trump’s energy economy, with
Trump’s Greenland Minerals Ambitions: What’s Beneath The Ice
On January 21, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a framework for a potential deal over Greenland after meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump wrote. This agreement prompted the U.S. president to back down from
Gaza Peace Plan: The Infrastructure Realities Of Trump’s Riviera Dream
The vision for a rebuilt Gaza that Jared Kushner unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos this January is nothing if not audacious. A “New Gaza,” defined by skyscrapers and high-tech data centers, aims to replace a century of terrorism and wars — and grievance politics with the promise and logic of the free
Trump Says Ayatollah’s Dictatorship Must Go – What About Iranian Oil?
Each new crisis in Iran revives fears of a repeat of 1979, when Iranian oil production collapsed by 80 percent, removing 7 percent of supply from the global market and triggering a historic energy shock. Today, with Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including its bloody volunteer Basij militia, killing the citizens en masse, and with
Trump Confronts Venezuelan Oil Crisis As Iran Teeters
With acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodrigues coming to Washington on Tuesday, January 13th, all eyes are on whether the Chavista regime can negotiate its way out of the crisis caused by the rendition of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, by the U.S. military on January 3rd. Read the full article here
U.S-Central Asian Relations in the Era of the Abraham Accords
Dr. Ariel Cohen on RFE/RL – Why Won’t Trump Meet with Putin?
Investment Booms In Eurasia After Abraham Accords Expand
When Kazakhstan’s president Kassym Jomart Tokayev announced, during a meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, that Kazakhstan would join the Abraham Accords, markets rejoiced, and the decision was lauded in boardrooms and policy chanceries from Washington to Beijing and from New York to Shanghai. Kazakhstan’s joining transformed the process initiated by President Donald J.