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Presidential candidates for Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party and opposition Renamo party have called for a renegotiation of existing liquified natural gas contracts with multinational energy companies, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 19.

Mozambique: General Election Campaign Prompts Calls To Renegotiate LNG Contracts

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Italy

Environment, Science & Technology

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the European Green Deal's "ideological approach" and pledged to push to correct its most "self-destructive" policies, like a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles in the European Union after 2035, according to a transcript of her speech the Italian government published on Sept. 18. 

Italy, EU: Italy's Meloni Pledges To Push for EU 2035 Combustion Engine Vehicle Ban Reversal

Ecuador

cuador has started a series of scheduled overnight blackouts to save electricity and carry out maintenance work amid the most severe drought in 60 years, DW reported on Sept. 19. 

Ecuador: Power Rationing to Pose Operational and Security Challenges 

Colombia

Military & Security

An attack against an army base in Colombia's eastern Arauca department, which the military attributed to the National Liberation Army, or ELN, killed two soldiers and injured at least 25 more, Semana reported Sept. 17.

Colombia: ELN Attack on Army Base Threatens To Obstruct Future Peace Talks

South Sudan

Sudan

South Sudan and the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, unveiled a joint security plan to ensure South Sudan resumes crude oil exports through the Petrodar pipeline, which connects oil fields in South Sudan's Upper Nile state to Port Sudan, Sudan Tribune reported on Sept. 16. 

Sudan, South Sudan: Juba Reaches Deal With SAF To Resume Crude Oil Exports

United Arab Emirates

Australia

Australia and the United Arab Emirates reached a trade deal that will remove a wide range of tariffs and encourage Emirati investment in Australia's critical minerals and clean energy sectors, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported on Sept. 17.

Australia, UAE: Countries Strike Free Trade Agreement

Pakistan

Surveyors found a significant petroleum and natural gas deposit in Pakistan's territorial waters, Oilprice reported on Sept. 15.

Pakistan: Offshore Gas Reserves Discovered After Three-Year Survey

Japan

Japan's nine candidates for president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and prime minister of Japan debated policy issues on television, Nikkei Asia reported on Sept. 14.

Japan: Nine LDP Candidates Debate China, Nuclear Power, Defense, Industry Regulations

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A man looks at the road blocked by striped tape on December 13, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine, following two nights of ballistic missile attacks on the city.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Ukraine faces its most challenging post-invasion winter yet due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that may drive more Ukrainians to flee and worsen the country's manpower shortage.

Ukraine Faces Harshest Winter Yet Amid Intensified Russian Attacks on Energy Infrastructure

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The escalating impacts of climate change and water scarcity will inflame tensions between Central Asian countries, raising the risk of violent state conflict in the coming decades. 

The Looming Threat of Central Asian 'Water Wars'

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A recreational sailing yacht suspected of use in the sabotage of undersea gas pipelines stands in dry dock on the headland of Bug on Ruegen Island on March 17, 2023, near Dranske, Germany. In a high-profile article published late on Aug. 14, The Wall Street Journal provided the latest and arguably most detailed publicly available account that Ukraine was responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines under the Baltic Sea in late September 2022.

The Wall Street Journal provided the latest and arguably most detailed publicly available account that Ukraine was responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, a reminder to us of the importance of acknowledging and doing our best to mitigate our analytic biases.

What New Revelations About the Nord Stream Attack Can Remind Us About Analytical Biases

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The proliferation of AI and cloud computing, and the energy-intensive data centers they rely on, will strain power supplies in certain U.S. areas, but are unlikely to pose systemic risks to the national grid.

In the U.S., the AI Revolution Could Create Localized Power Crunches

Venezuela

A member of Venezuela’s national guard walks past the information center of the country’s National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas on July 16, 2024, ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

Maduro will likely win another term in an election widely seen as a sham, increasing the risk of economically damaging U.S. sanctions that could drive more Venezuelans to leave the country.

Previewing Venezuela's Presidential Election

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Saudi Arabia

A man walks in front of the Maraya (Mirror), the world's largest mirrored building, in the desert canyon of Ashar Valley in Saudi Arabia's northwestern Al-Ula desert on Jan. 29, 2024.

Amid the rising costs of climate change, Saudi Arabia hopes an increasing reliance on market forces will keep its economy in the black.

Will Climate Change Singe Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030?

Europe's agricultural and industrial sectors, as well as energy production, will suffer under worsening water stress in the coming years.

What To Expect From Water Stress in Europe

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's Parliament building in London.

A likely Labour government would shift the United Kingdom's economic and energy priorities, but foreign policy would remain largely consistent.

After 14 Years, What Would a U.K. Labour Government Look Like?

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Mongolia

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The ruling party's expected victory in the June 28 parliamentary ballot portends limited progress on efforts to combat corruption and reduce Mongolia's trade reliance on Russia and China.

In Mongolia, Elections Highlight Glacial Pace of Economic and Foreign Policy Shifts

Vietnam

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Vietnamese President To Lam attend an event in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 20, 2024. 

Russia and Vietnam agreed to collaborate on various energy projects, including in the contested South China Sea, but reviving their defense industrial relationship will prove more challenging.

Putin's Trip to Vietnam Yields Energy Deals, but Defense Cooperation Will Remain Constrained

Water distress risks destabilizing economies across the globe, increasing the risk of cross-border migration flows while contributing to intra-regional economic divergence.

The Economic Implications of Global Water Stress

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Mozambique: General Election Campaign Prompts Calls To Renegotiate LNG Contracts

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Colombia: ELN Attack on Army Base Threatens To Obstruct Future Peace Talks

Sudan, South Sudan: Juba Reaches Deal With SAF To Resume Crude Oil Exports

Australia, UAE: Countries Strike Free Trade Agreement

Pakistan: Offshore Gas Reserves Discovered After Three-Year Survey

Japan: Nine LDP Candidates Debate China, Nuclear Power, Defense, Industry Regulations

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