President's Trump's tariffs shake up the energy landscape, the sanctions on Venezuela are reevaluated, and more.
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April 10, 2025
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PODCAST—Shock Waves: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Transforming the Energy Landscape
Feat. Tatiana Mitrova
President Trump’s new tariffs are shaking global energy markets, driving down oil and gas prices, slowing clean energy projects, and raising questions about global economic stability. Listen to it here.
What Latin America Can Teach Trump About Tariffs
by Diego von Vacano
The theory of Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI), and the high tariffs that went with it, brought about economic dysfunction and stagnation to the region. Read it here.
Venezuela Sanctions: A Failure on All Fronts
by Leon Hadar
U.S. sanctions have only entrenched the Maduro regime and opened up the country to Russian and Chinese penetration. Read it here.
Solar Energy’s Unstoppable Ascendancy: The Role of Battery Storage in Growth
by Euan Graham & Nicolas Fulghum
Solar power's rise, largely caused by costs continuing to fall and deployment accelerating, is no longer a matter of if—it is a matter of how fast. Read it here.
Rand Paul Is Right to Oppose Trump’s Tariffs
by Jacob Heilbrunn
The cold, hard truth is that tariffs are bad for the GOP and even worse for America. Read it here.