Chinese automakers have set their sights on the U.S. BYD has invested in its own logistics with a fleet of eight container ships that can each carry up to 9,000 vehicles, making it easy to redirect exports to the U.S. as soon as the barriers crumble. The Chinese industry’s overcapacity is largely due to ramping […]
POLITICO | Trump admin touts 27 mineral deals in bid to counter China
China unveiled new regulations to prevent “security risks in industrial and supply chains.” According to a release, Chinese agencies can “launch investigations and take countermeasures against foreign countries, regions or international organizations, as well as foreign organizations or individuals, that undermine China’s industrial and supply chain security.” Abigail Hunter, executive director of the think tank […]
World Today Journal | Protecting the Power Grid: How Utilities Are Combatting Rising Physical Attacks and Drone Threats
A Global Pattern of Sabotage The vulnerability of energy infrastructure is not limited to North America. Danielle Russo, executive director of the Center for Grid Security at Securing America’s Future Energy, emphasizes that these attacks are a global phenomenon. While high-intensity attacks are common in conflict zones like Ukraine, non-conflict nations are also seeing […]
Washington Examiner | Iran war disrupts global aluminum supply, prolonging shortages for months
Joe Quinn, executive director of the SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, told the Washington Examiner that demand for aluminum is increasing due to growing use in the transportation sector and energy transition. “You are never more than six feet away from aluminum,” Quinn said. Quinn said the U.S. relies heavily on aluminum sites in […]
NPR | Why it’s so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
The global energy market and U.S. policymakers have several levers they can pull — and are pulling — to try to bring prices down. But those tools can only go so far. “The levers that we have in the short term are very limited,” says Avery Ash, the CEO of the energy security and national […]
