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April 9, 2013

Economics
A Way Around the Ethanol Blend Wall?

I wrote last week about a looming problem with the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) that has parts of industry and many policy analysts concerned about rising gas prices. In this post I want to write …

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

November 19, 2009

Defense and Security
Breaking Mexico's Fall

Philip Caputo paints a grim picture of Mexico’s current war on drugs in “The Fall of Mexico,” which appears in the December 2009 issue of The Atlantic. His pessimism reflects more than just skyrocke…

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Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

February 13, 2013

New Website on the Speculation Debate

One of the most misunderstood topics in energy markets is the role speculation plays in them, and specifically how buying and selling by financial market participants affects market behavior. Public …

Blog Post by Blake Clayton Energy, Security, and Climate

September 21, 2012

Fossil Fuels
What OPEC Can Teach the U.S. Department of Energy

Markets thrive when information is cheap, abundant, and reliable. This rule holds true for all sorts of markets, from housing to stocks to energy. More transparency in energy markets makes them bette…

Blog Post by Blake Clayton Energy, Security, and Climate

October 2, 2016

Israel
Prince Charles and Israeli Funerals

Prince Charles attended the funeral of Shimon Peres last week, in Jerusalem. This was not his first visit: he also attended the Yitzhak Rabin funeral in 1995. In the 21 years since then he has vis…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points