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  • U.S. Implications of the Presidency of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

    During this period of de-facto leadership, the UAE had notable successes, such as launching a man into space, opening its first nuclear reactor, and strengthening the military by acquiring state of the art weaponry.

  • 10 Countries That Received the Most U.S. Military Aid in 2020

    "Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II," having received $150 billion in aid since 1948. In 2016, Israel and the U.S. signed a 10-year military aid deal that included $33 billion in foreign military financing grants and $5 billion in missile defense funds.

  • Visualizing U.S. Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Imports in 2021

    Despite being the world’s largest oil producer, in 2021 the U.S. still imported more than 3 billion barrels of crude oil and petroleum products, equal to 43% of the country’s consumption.

  • Visualizing U.S. Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Imports in 2021

    Despite being the world’s largest oil producer, in 2021 the U.S. still imported more than 3 billion barrels of crude oil and petroleum products, equal to 43% of the country’s consumption.

  • Surging natural gas prices squeeze U.S. industrial sector

    Skyrocketing natural gas prices have raised manufacturing and transportation costs across many U.S. industries, and the situation should persist as the United States exports more gas to Europe to make up for Russian supplies lost to sanctions. U.S. natural gas futures have doubled this year, far more than the increases in retail gasoline and diesel that have made Americans angry at the U.S. energy industry and the government.

  • U.S. Strategy: Rebalancing Global Energy between Europe, Russia, and Asia and U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East and the Gulf

    If the U.S. and its European strategic partners decide to establish a stable level of deterrence and defense against Russia, this will require them to establish lasting alternatives to oil and gas imports from Russia, particularly as the latest international analyses by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) indicate the demand will increase through 2050 in spite of major increases in renewables and alternative fuels.

  • U.S. Gas Prices Hit a High, but Oil Market May Signal Relief

    The average gallon of regular fuel reached $4.37. But West Texas crude fell below $100, a decline of roughly 10 percent since the weekend.

  • U.S. Senate committee passes antitrust bill pressuring OPEC

    A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill on Thursday that could expose the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners to lawsuits for collusion on boosting crude oil prices. The No Oil Producing or Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill sponsored by senators, including Republican Chuck Grassley and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, passed 17-4 in the Senate Judiciary Committee. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said the administration has concerns about the "potential implications and unintended consequences" of the legislation, particularly amid the Ukraine crisis. She said the White House is still studying the bill.

  • U.S. on Iran deal deadlock: ‘We know the status quo can’t endure for long’

    “I do not think there was ever any full agreement,” one western diplomat involved in the nuclear talks told me. “The situation is difficult because communication goes through intermediaries and there is never full clarity,” the western diplomat added.

  • U.S. Senate moves to launch formal talks on massive China competition bill

    Senators voted 62-33 in favor of another motion that seeks to bar the Biden administration from lifting the terrorist designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, an obstacle to reviving the nuclear pact. The Senate also voted 86-12 on a motion arguing terrorism-related sanctions on Iran are necessary to limit cooperation between China and Iran. Such provisions could complicate delicate negotiations on the nuclear deal, although western officials have largely lost hope that the pact can be resurrected after then-Republican President Donald Trump abandoned it in 2018.