Category: 3. Europe

Despite intentions to ween itself off of Russian fossil fuels since that country invaded Ukraine, the EU continues to import vast quantities of coal, oil and natural gas from the nation three years on. However, the discovery of one of the largest…

That left a huge gap. The world’s two top-polluting countries had for many years set the course for the rest of the world — albeit at a pace far too slow to avoid warming the planet to catastrophic levels. 

Even in the hours before its leaders were to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping…

“Among ourselves, we keep the law, but when we are operating in the jungle, we must also use the laws of the jungle.”

Such was Robert Cooper’s advice for the West – the close adviser to Tony Blair was quoted in Robert Kagan’s 2003…

Russia’s gas output declined in the first half of the year as higher exports to China and increased domestic demand failed to make up for lost flows to Europe via Ukraine.

The nation produced 334.8 billion of natural and associated gas through…

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, political pressure from the US, and a more fragmented geopolitical landscape are prompting European policymakers to significantly ramp up defence spending. Though there is uncertainty over how the…