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White House Executive Orders Target Ambitious Nuclear Deployment in the United States and Abroad

The recent suite of nuclear energy White House EOs has amplified U.S. deployment ambitions. The EOs call for NRC reform and leveraging the DOD and DOE to accelerate reactor innovation, licensing, and deployment. Incentive rollbacks and funding cuts threaten to derail these goals. 

Commentary by Jane Nakano and Leslie Abrahams — June 9, 2025

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CSIS Trustee John Hess on the Energy Transition

CSIS Trustee John Hess sat down to discuss obstacles to the energy transition and how policymakers can overcome them.

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Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Clayton Seigle

Senior Fellow and James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Jane Nakano

Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
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Price Cap on Russian Oil: Running to Stand Still

One week before a critical deadline, key details of the Russian oil price cap are still under negotiation. But the G7 is inching toward a price cap that will do little to cut Russia’s oil revenue.

Critical Questions by Ben Cahill — November 28, 2022

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ESG Investing with Terrence Keeley

This week, finance industry veteran and author Terrence Keeley joins Joseph Majkut to discuss his book “Sustainable: Moving Beyond ESG to Impact Investing”, and the promises and limitations of ESG investing.

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut — November 28, 2022

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Experts React: Few Triumphs at COP27

CSIS energy and climate experts review the expectations for COP27 and look at China’s evolving role in global negotiations, progress on the Global Methane Pledge, and fossil fuel phasedowns.

Commentary by Ben Cahill, Sandeep Pai, and Taiya Smith — November 22, 2022

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Assessments and Recommendations

As governments accelerate efforts to combat climate change, the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) provides diplomatic channels for effectuating concrete outcomes on trade and climate that other arrangements are not designed to achieve.

Report by Emily Benson, William Alan Reinsch, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — November 16, 2022

Baltic Conflict: Russia’s Goal to Distract NATO?

This paper outlines how NATO needs a clear strategy to respond to a Russian Baltic playbook: full spectrum gray zone operations, economic coercion, disinformation and propaganda, cyber disruption, and cover military incursions.

Report by Courtney Stiles Herdt and Matthew "BINCS" Zublic — November 14, 2022

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Energy in the U.S. Midterm Elections

David Goldwyn and Joseph Majkut look at how the energy and climate agendas may have factored into specific elections and what the outcome means now for the U.S. domestic and international energy and climate agendas.

Podcast Episode by Joseph Majkut — November 14, 2022

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The Trade Guys

A Little Confused Overall

The Trade Guys break down what we know so far about the results of the midterm elections, the COP27 in Egypt, and Mexican corn biotechnology. 

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — November 10, 2022

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Themes to Watch For at COP27

This year’s UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27) will focus on converting pledges and multilateralism into action, but the energy crisis and climate risks loom over negotiations.

Commentary by Tani Salma, Sandeep Pai, and Joseph Majkut — November 4, 2022