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Oil

December 2022

Russia Rejects EU Gas Price Caps as Europe Prepares for Winter

Russia is strategically using oil as a means of countering the Western cap, by refusing to sell oil to the countries that proposed the price cap. Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, recently tweeted “From this year, Europe will live without Russian oil,” says CBS News.

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Energy CrisisSeptember 2022Focus

FOCUS on the Global Energy Crisis: The United States

The ongoing energy crisis that started in Europe has rapidly reverberated across the globe, and the United States is not immune from its influences. However, while Energy Wire reports on Americans deep rooted concerns over gas prices and the domestic political impact it may have, U.S. oil production means the country is more involved in the crisis than some assume.

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September 2018Opinion2018

Despite Foreign Threats of Regime Change, Domestic Unrest Remains Iran’s Greatest Adversity

While the government has been able to unify the country using Persian nationalism in the past, the current unrest in Iran is unlike anything it has faced before. The outside pressures it faces might prove too much to handle if domestic dissident groups continue to gain momentum.

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