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China has decided to halt the purchase of energy from the United States. In response to U.S. trade tariffs, Beijing has imposed its own duties on American LNG, oil, and coal. The potential for a new tariff war between the two largest economies could further reshape global trade and energy flows. How...
On 23 January, three days after his inarguaration as the US President Donald Trump called on OPEC countries, primarily Saudi Arabia, to lower oil prices. He expressed surprise that they had not done so prior to the US elections. Trump's strategy involves using lower oil prices to persuade Russia to...
In the context of a historic reduction in pipeline gas supplies due to the ending of gas transit via the Ukraine , Europe continues to buy large quantities of Russian gas through the import of LNG. So buying form Russia is the only available option. The reasons for this, and the likelihood of the...
The outgoing Biden administration has, according to political scientists, "stabbed the Baltics and Poland in the back." The authorities of these countries have been cruelly insulted and offended, despite their long-standing loyalty to Washington. From the State Department's perspective, they have se...
Despite the decline around the world in the demand for premium German cars, sales in Russia via alternative channels have grown noticeably in Russia, with interest in expensive brands from the US and Japan also increasing. This is despite the manufacturers withdrawing their official dealerships a...
The Biden presidency is just days from its end and that normally means that not a lot happens before the incoming administration takes office,however the Biden presidency has been marked by a level of vindictiveness rarely seen in politics and that has continued this week with the announcement of fu...
