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September 7, 2023
The Saudi Request for U.S. Nuclear Cooperation and Its Geopolitical Quandaries - Center for Strategic and International Studies

Whether to export nuclear power to Saudi Arabia is one of the most complex questions for the United States and the one now entangled in the Biden administration’s ongoing effort to broker better relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. U.S. nuclear power technology and expertise is among the key requests made by the Saudis—to which

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September 7, 2023
Brent falls below $90/bbl, pausing rally, on weaker demand outlook - Reuters

Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDollar firms on solid US dataMixed Chinese data, possibly weaker winter demand weighRising oil output from Iran, Venezuela also caps pricesU.S. crude stockpiles fall for fourth

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September 7, 2023
State Dept. Officials Testify on Latin America & Caribbean - C-SPAN

September 7, 2023 2023-09-07T17:21:28-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzQzXC8wMTRcLzE2OTQwOTc2MDFfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19State Department officials testified on President Biden’s 2024 budget request for Latin American and Caribbean countries before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Topics included fentanyl trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border, migration patterns from Central American countries, and U.S. relations with other countries in the Western Hemisphere. State Department

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September 7, 2023
Iran's Path Forward: Civil Society's Lessons Learned on the Anniversary of Mahsa Amini's Killing - Center for Strategic and International Studies

Upcoming In Person Webcast September 14, 2023 • 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT Brought to you by One year after the killing of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian regime appears emboldened, continuing its crackdown on dissent, and offering no meaningful concessions to millions of Iranians who have said no to the Islamic Republic. Iranian civil society

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September 7, 2023
LARRY KUDLOW: Biden is breaking the law - Fox Business

Sheer insanity! That's right. Sheer insanity! That is what Joe Biden has done by killing oil and gas drilling in Alaska.  They're cancelling all remaining oil and gas leases issued in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, otherwise known as ANWR.    These were leases granted under the Trump administration. These lease sales were mandated by Congress in 2017.  According

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September 7, 2023
G20 Summit Preview - Council on Foreign Relations

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

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September 7, 2023
Time To Protect Chinese Americans Targeted by China's Espionage Teams - Heritage.org

On Aug. 3, the Department of Justice indicted and arrested two U.S. sailors on separate charges of “transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).” The sailors, Wei Jinchao and Zhao Wenheng, are accused of sending sensitive U.S. national security information to Chinese intelligence officers. Astoundingly, at least one sailor, Mr. Wei

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September 7, 2023
Britain vows escaped terrorism suspect will be found - Reuters UK

[1/3]Daniel Khalife is shown in a police mugshot released by Metropolitan Police Service on September 6, 2023. Courtesy of Metropolitan Police Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain vowed on Thursday a former army soldier suspected of terrorism offences who escaped from a prison by hiding under a food delivery van

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September 7, 2023
Defense Department Briefing | September 7, 2023 - C-SPAN

September 7, 2023 Defense Department Briefing 2023-09-07T14:33:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTQxXC8wMTBcLzE2OTQxMTE4NThfMDEwLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefs reporters on the ongoing response to the Maui wildfires, U.S. military assistance for the war in Ukraine, and U.S. force posture in Niger after pulling non-essential personnel. Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefs reporters on the ongoing response to the Maui

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September 7, 2023
China suspected of using AI on social media to sway US voters, Microsoft says - Reuters

Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft researchers said on Thursday they found what they believe is a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media

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