The governor of Alaska is accusing the president of violating the law after Biden’s administration pulled the plug on Trump-era oil leases. "If he's willing to break this law, surely there's going to be others. And once again, Alaska right now feels like a victim under this administration. And the country is going to feel

United States Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of oil.   FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023 CFR Academic Webinar Series. I’m Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach

Many have argued that in the absence of a unified Palestinian liberation movement, and even of the ability to participate in the current mechanisms of governance since no Palestinian Authority elections have been held since the early 2000s, Palestinian universities have served to fill in some gaps in national democratic development. For this reason, these

Artificial intelligence has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era, reshaping industries and influencing daily life in unprecedented ways. The growth of AI and the expansion of data centers are contributing to a surge in energy demand, leading to concerns about the impact on environmental sustainability and climate change. While

As Iran prepares for the anniversary of the September 16, 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police, the regime is carrying out a “purification” of institutions of higher education. This purification, which is in practice a purge of critically thinking academics from universities, is a reminder of the 1980-83 “cultural

From Aug. 22 to 24, the 15th BRICS Summit took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. A significant consensus reached at the meeting was the invitation to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to participate in the BRICS cooperation mechanism. The emergence and development of the mechanism are not only the

The highlight of the BRICS summit in South Africa was the admission of six new members — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates — in the group’s first expansion since accepting South Africa in 2010. Some international commentators sees this as the rise of a camp against the G7 that will

By John Richardson A FURTHER BILLION dollars of polyethylene (PE) sales in China were lost year-on-year by the major exporters in January-July 2023 versus January-June 2023, according to my latest estimates. These assessments make use of CFR China ICIS Pricing assessments and the China Customs’ department’s records – via our Supply & Demand Database –

The newsletter for policy people Sep 7, 2023 Image by rudall30/Getty Images AI Brings a New Era of Social Media Manipulation Last week, Meta—which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—revealed a multi-year effort to remove thousands of accounts that were part of a Chinese influence campaign aimed at discrediting the United States and other adversaries. It

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