Category: Iran
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How Donald Trump has turned the White House into his Imperial Court
In the short term, Trump’s brute exercise of America’s size and strength is making him the most powerful president in recent history. It now borders on conventional wisdom that to compete with China in the global economy, the US and other countries are increasingly having to become more like it. Just look at how America…
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14th Annual CompNet Conference: Productivity, Convergence, and Competitiveness in Europe: A Focus on Small Open Economies
The Center for Business and Productivity Dynamics – CompNet, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Lietuvos Bankas (Bank of Lithuania), in collaboration with CEPR, presents the 14th annual CompNet conference on Productivity, Convergence, and Competitiveness in Europe: A Focus on Small Open Economies. The conference will take place at the Central Bank of Lithuania, Vilnius from September 25-26,…
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Rystad: China’s crude stockpiling backstops global oil prices
Brent front month futures have consistently held above $65/bbl for the majority of the past few months, despite OPEC+ accelerating the reduction of production cuts since May. This price stability can be attributed to mainland China, which has added 156 million bbl of crude oil to its storage since March, reflecting an average monthly increase…
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Foreign ties are crucial to US space dominance, officials say
Col. Frank Brooks, Space Forces Central deputy commander, delivers remarks during the Space Campus groundbreaking ceremony within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Jan. 14, 2025. U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Violette Hosack NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Expanding and strengthening U.S. military ties with space-capable nations will be…
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The D Brief: Trump’s Ukraine reversal; Russian refineries, hit; China’s missiles; Iran’s rebuilding effort; And a bit more.
Seven months after telling Ukraine’s president, “You don’t have the cards right now” to fend off Russia’s ongoing invasion, U.S. President Donald Trump surprised observers when he said Tuesday on social media, “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in…
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Avangrid Inks PPA with Amazon for Oregon Trail Solar Capacity
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 9:00 AM EST Avangrid Inc., an Iberdrola Group company, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Amazon for the Oregon Trail Solar project. The 57-megawatt direct-current (42 megawatts alternating current) facility will be located in Gilliam County, Oregon, and will supply renewable energy to Amazon data centers in…
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Iran’s Imperative for Genuine Reform: Building Trust With Neighbors Post-12 Day War
Although some analyses frame the conflict as an Iranian “victory” born of resilience and asymmetric responses, it in fact laid bare the vulnerabilities of Tehran’s regional strategy. Ballistic missile exchanges, cyberattacks and proxy engagements strained Iran’s alliances and further eroded trust among its neighbors. These defensive circles have become Iran’s point of vulnerability, as their…
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China Stockpiling Provides Temporary Price Floor
In an oil market update sent to Rigzone by the Rystad Energy team on Tuesday, Lin Ye, Rystad Energy Vice President, Oil Markets – Downstream, highlighted that “China’s stockpiling has provided a temporary price floor by mopping up excess supply”. “China’s oil stockpiling goes against the grain as the global oil market has been in…
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J.D. Vance’s foreign policy: When restraint meets culture war
When it comes to foreign policy, history shows us there are two types of US vice president. A few amass outsized power and influence, like George W. Bush’s second in command, Dick Cheney, who was the driving force behind America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. Most not so much. Donald Trump’s first term vice president, Mike…
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Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for ‘the things that will really matter for future generations’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, nearing the end of his second four-year term as the chairman of America’s central bank, seems exhausted with the spotlight. After months of being badgered by President Donald Trump to cut interest rates, to having the tone of his “good afternoon” hyper-analyzed by “Fed watchers,” Powell has a message for…
