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Green China

(click to enlarge) Over the first half of 2025, renewable energy overtook coal for the first time in history as the world’s number one source...

New Highs for Brazil’s Oil Production

(click to enlarge) According to data from Brazil’s hydrocarbon regulator, Brazil extracted an average of 4.9 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in June....

Europe’s Biggest Economies Are Weighing Down Growth

(click to enlarge) Eurostat has revised upward its estimate of eurozone economic growth for the second quarter of 2025. Growth remained modest, driven by rising...

Soybean Diplomacy Between the US and China

(click to enlarge) Back in July, China slashed its soybean imports from the United States, continuing its gradual pivot toward Brazil to satisfy its substantial...

Energy Assets in the Caspian Sea

(click to enlarge) For decades, uncertainty over whether the Caspian was a lake or a sea – and the resulting treaty disputes – chilled investment...

Global Investment Keeps Falling

(click to enlarge) According to the U.N. Trade and Development organization, global foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped 11 percent in 2024. Much of the decline...

Turkey Eyes Breakthrough in Eastern Mediterranean Standoff

(click to enlarge) Libya’s eastern parliament is preparing to vote on ratifying a maritime deal that its rivals in western Libya signed with Turkey in...

An All-Time High in Cocaine Production

(click to enlarge) More than synthetic drugs and many plant-based drugs, cocaine production is shaped by geography. Coca, the plant from which cocaine is produced,...

Follow the Money From the US to Mexico

(click to enlarge) Remittances play a critical role in the Mexican economy. Since 2015, total annual remittances to Mexico contributed more to Mexico's gross domestic...

The Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute

(click to enlarge) The Thailand–Cambodia border dispute over the Preah Vihear temple has flown under the radar but its nonetheless geopolitically significant. It stems from...

Uncertainty in Tariffs

(click to enlarge) On Aug. 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order introducing import duties of 10 percent to 41 percent on 69 countries...

Foreign Investment in Latin America

(click to enlarge) Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean grew steadily in 2024, but the trend may slow this year. Much of...

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