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Biden Is Blamed for Downturn in New Oil Drilling, but Fossil Fuel Companies Are the Ones Hitting Pause
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Fossil fuel companies and markets are still reeling from the economic downturn during the pandemic and the associated oil price crash, according to Rachel Ziemba, an energy ex...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden Administration Clamps Down on China’s Access to Chip Technology
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Technology experts said the rules appeared to impose the broadest export controls issued in a decade. While similar to the Trump administration’s crackdown on the telecom gian...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden’s ‘Unthinkable’ Options for Punishing OPEC
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Biden might be better served by playing things cool when it comes to OPEC and accentuating the positive when it comes to moving the country away from oil, some analysts said. ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden Team Seethes over OPEC+ Cut That Darkens Election Outlook
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Some Democratic lawmakers have proposed ending Saudi weapons sales or pulling troops out of the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. But Rachel Ziemba, a fellow at the Center...
By Rachel Ziemba
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China’s International Blockchain Push May Face Huawei-Like Obstacles
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BSN Spartan was developed by Hong Kong-based Red Date Technology Ltd, which Beijing tapped to design and build China’s domestic blockchain infrastructure. Red Date, which the ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Iran Eyes Petrochemical Expansion amid Russian Price War and US Sanctions
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Refined polymers and compounds are found in everything from fertilisers and plastics to laundry detergents, paper and clothing. While many people may not be as familiar with p...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Putin’s War Machine Funding Is Unscathed by Latest Sanctions
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When the new US sanctions were announced, attention turned immediately to Nabiullina. She has served as Russia’s central bank governor since 2013 and was appointed to a new fi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Dismisses Annexation of Ukraine Regions and Imposes Sanctions on Russian Elites
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The targeting by the Treasury and Commerce Departments of scores of Russian defense firms, their alleged front companies, and some foreign suppliers, including in China, are i...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Explainer–How the U.S. Could Tighten Sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
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Experts said they expect Washington will continue to take measures enforcing its existing sanctions on Russia and target those helping Moscow to evade sanctions. The United St...
By Edward Fishman
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New CNAS Report: "Rewire: Semiconductors and U.S. Industrial Policy"
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By Chris Miller
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U.S. Treasury Seeks Comment on Crypto’s Illicit Finance Risks
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Various stakeholders, including crypto industry advocates, members of civil society, traditional financial institutions and crypto firms, are expected to provide comments, acc...
By Alex Zerden
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Biden Orders Deeper Foreign Investment Reviews in Chips, Supply Chains
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The addition of clean energy and climate adaptation technology to the list of sensitive sectors reflects the growing importance of energy security -- especially after Russia's...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Investments in Foreign Chip Firms a Potential Concern, White House Says
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Harrell, who plans to step down from his role as soon as next month, stressed that any measure targeting U.S. investments abroad should be narrowly tailored to address gaps in...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. to Transfer Afghan Funds to Swiss Bank for Safekeeping
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The Biden administration hopes availability of the funds for such critical foreign currency payments can help ease the economic suffering of the Afghan population and potentia...
By Alex Zerden
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New CNAS Report: "Rebuild: Toolkit for a New American Industrial Policy"
Washington, September 8, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Rebuild: Toolkit for a New American Industrial Policy" from authors ...
By Emily Kilcrease & Emily Jin
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Crypto Exchange Targets Treasury Sanctions in National Security Clash
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Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, is bankrolling a lawsuit against the Treasury Department challenging its decision to sanction a program that allowed ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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New CNAS Report: "Reimagine: Clean Energy Technology and U.S. Industrial Policy"
Press Release
Washington, September 7, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, “Reimagine: Clean Energy Technology and U.S. Industrial Policy” from ...
By Jonas Nahm
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Cybercrime Investigators Probing Oligarch Use of Crypto to Dodge Sanctions
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The Treasury Department’s decision to designate the platform has created a degree of confusion within the wider cryptocurrency community. “There’s a huge uproar in the crypto-...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Islamic State Turns to NFTs to Spread Terror Message
A simple digital card praising Islamist militants for an attack on a Taliban position in Afghanistan last month is the first known nonfungible token created and disseminated b...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Price Cap on Russian Oil Wins Backing of G7 Ministers
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Top officials from the world’s leading advanced economies agreed on Friday to move ahead with a plan to cap the price of Russian oil, accelerating an ambitious effort to limit...
By Rachel Ziemba
