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Move Fast and Control Things: China’s Global AI Expansion Requires a Bold Policy Response

The stakes are clear: Setting global standards will not only shape the future of AI but the principles embedded in its use. Chinese transportation AI exports bring governance models that emphasize centralized control and broad state access to data. For the United States, that raises concerns about privacy, transparency, and market openness in the global transportation system. The White House’s AI Action Plan outlines steps to address these risks, from accelerating deployment and streamlining regulatory approvals to expanding exports of trustworthy, safety-focused AI technologies.

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Energy Security

OPEC+ Nears Extension, But Task Doesn’t Get Any Easier In Months Ahead

Oil prices have risen ahead of the next OPEC+ meeting, but OPEC-Russian coordination is far from assured.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Have We Reached Peak Shale?

A growing number of analysts believe that U.S. production will never again hit recent highs.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Unrest Brewing in Oil Producing Countries

Coronavirus and collapsing oil prices have hollowed out budgets of oil-producing countries, raising fears of instability.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Saudi Arabia Faces an Unprecedented Crisis

Oil's collapse must force a reckoning for Saudi Arabia, which has long relied on oil revenue to hold its economy together.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Oil Shut Ins Grow. Some Supply Won’t Come Back

Oil prices are starting to climb, but supply shut ins mean the pain is not yet over.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

SAFE Releases Report To Get America Moving Again

COVID-19 has exposed frailties in the U.S. economy. The crisis provides an opportunity to bolster American economic resilience.

topics: Electric Vehicles, Geopolitics, Passenger Transport
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Energy Security

Shale Bankruptcies to Accelerate

The demise of Chesapeake is a fitting bookend to the latest chapter of U.S. shale.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Iran and the Oil Price Crash: Will it Weather the Storm?

Ironically, the U.S. policy of economic pressure on Iran may turn a global catastrophe into a moment of opportunity Tehran hopes to exploit.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

Where Will The Oil Markets Be In Six Months?

In addition to oil, energy dominance should harness the diversity of fuels the United States has to offer and use them all to power our transportation sector.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Energy Security

The Impact of Oil Price Fluctuation on Job Security for the U.S. Energy Workforce

More than half of U.S. wells are set to become uneconomic as oil prices continue to slide—and American oil workers will bear the brunt.

topics: Oil and Gas