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How the world’s top energy tycoons think about security

Every year, thousands of energy executives, ministers, and hangers-on trek to the US heartland of Big Oil (Houston) for CERAWeek, ‘the world’s premier energy conference’. And you can probably guess which topic has dominated this year’s CERAWeek, but for those at the back, it’s been all about Trump 2.0 and his pledge to drill baby, […]

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HOUSTON – When asked if the past few weeks in transatlantic relations have deterred Europe from purchasing US liquified natural gas, Ditte Juul Jørgensen, the European Commission’s Director-General for Energy, firmly said no, the EU will continue to buy. That might be because Europe doesn’t have many other options. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Brussels […]

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If Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had wrapped around the 40-minute mark, it might’ve passed like any other — grip and grin before the two delegations head next door for a bit of roast tenderloin and steamed vegetable, sign their minerals deal, then fly off into the weekend. But it was around […]

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How the world’s top energy tycoons think about security

Every year, thousands of energy executives, ministers, and hangers-on trek to the US heartland of Big Oil (Houston) for CERAWeek, ‘the world’s premier energy conference’. And you can probably guess which topic has dominated this year’s CERAWeek, but for those at the back, it’s been all about Trump 2.0 and his pledge to drill baby, […]

Climate & Energy 13 March, 2025
EU will continue to buy US gas despite tensions, energy chief says 

HOUSTON – When asked if the past few weeks in transatlantic relations have deterred Europe from purchasing US liquified natural gas, Ditte Juul Jørgensen, the European Commission’s Director-General for Energy, firmly said no, the EU will continue to buy. That might be because Europe doesn’t have many other options. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Brussels […]

Uncategorized 11 March, 2025
The world reacts to that Oval Office meeting

If Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had wrapped around the 40-minute mark, it might’ve passed like any other — grip and grin before the two delegations head next door for a bit of roast tenderloin and steamed vegetable, sign their minerals deal, then fly off into the weekend. But it was around […]

Geopolitics 3 March, 2025
Did the US just ditch Ukraine?

As world leaders, chief diplomats, and defence leaders alike board their private jets to Munich today, just know that their teams are re-writing every briefing note and messaging strategy in the wake of Washington’s mic drop only hours ago.  Here’s what happened.  Speaking first from Brussels at the UK-chaired Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, the […]

Europe 13 February, 2025

China’s “puppy” mountain

Notice anything about that landscape above?

Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan shared this pic with a ‘puppy mountain’ caption on China’s Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book” app and it quickly went viral — it’s now inspired tourists to flock to Yichang in Hubei province to see this giant mountain puppy head for themselves.

Oh, the great wonders.

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