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Commentary
Six Things for Biden and Bolsonaro to Discuss on the Summit Sidelines
June 6, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Ryan C. Berg The Summit of the Americas is the premier hemispheric meeting with the United States' closest neighbors. Amid worries of its success, Brazil’s presence can make the summit a hemispheric victory.

Commentary
Panama’s Maritime Business and the Evolving Strategic Landscape
November 3, 2021 | Evan Ellis CSIS Americas Program senior associate Evan Ellis addresses the impacts of the U.S.-China global struggle on Panama’s maritime business.

Newsletter
U.S.-Canada Energy Trade: Set for a Rebound
October 21, 2021 | Ben Cahill The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program has partnered with the Embassy of Canada in the United States to produce a map depicting energy trade between the two countries.

Commentary
South America’s Lithium Triangle: Opportunities for the Biden Administration
August 17, 2021 | Ryan C. Berg The importance of lithium to the development of clean energy and thus combating climate change means the Biden administration should develop a plan for collaborating with Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Newsletter
U.S.-Canada Energy Trade in 2019
December 1, 2020 | Ben Cahill A new CSIS map illustrates the total energy trade for each U.S. state and Canadian province, broken down by imports and exports for various commodities.

Commentary
Guyana: Oil, Politics, and Great Expectations
August 3, 2020 | Ben Cahill Guyana finally has a new president, following a five-month political standoff as the world’s newest oil-exporting country enters a potentially transformative period.

Commentary
Understanding the Iran-Venezuela Relationship
June 4, 2020 | Moises Rendon, Antonio De La Cruz Recent fuel shipments from Iran to Venezuela represent a small part of a decades-long relationship.
 

Report
Critical Minerals and the Role of U.S. Mining in a Low-Carbon Future
December 18, 2019 | Sarah Ladislaw Critical minerals are an essential component of the transition to a low-carbon and clean energy future. In Summer 2019, the CSIS Energy Program and the BlueGreen Alliance cohosted a workshop to look at a path forward for a U.S. critical minerals strategy.

Interactive
Charting a New Arctic Ocean
May 15, 2019 | Whitley Saumweber
In Stephenson Ocean Security Project Welcome to new and largely uncharted maritime space: the Arctic Ocean. Only 2 percent of its waters are charted to international standards. Its rapid emergence is the result of dramatic environmental changes.

Commentary
Will Chinese Tariffs Hurt U.S. LNG?
May 14, 2019 China recently announced tariffs on many U.S. products, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos on what this signals for energy relations and trade.

Commentary
A Global Gas Strategy for the United States
May 9, 2019

Growth in U.S. gas supply and exports has created a new reality. CSIS energy expert Nikos Tsafos explains the United States’ need for a global gas strategy and how the country could develop one successfully.

Newsletter
U.S.-Canada Energy Trade in 2018
April 26, 2019

​2018 was another record-setting year for energy trade between the United States and Canada. 

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