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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

Oil Goes Negative. What Does it Mean?

The negative prices are an anomaly, related to the expiring contract in May. But the meltdown also reflects a ruinously oversupplied oil market.

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Energy Security

OPEC+ Reaches Historic Agreement, Still Falls Short

OPEC+ agreed to the largest cuts in history, but oil prices barely moved in response.

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Energy Security

OPEC+ Commits to Historic Production Cuts. But Will it Work?

The success of the world's largest oil production cut may hinge on the United States.

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Energy Security

Should We Still Be Concerned About OPEC?

Despite the coronavirus significantly impacting oil demand, U.S. policymakers should still press for antitrust legislation that acts as a deterrent to OPEC market manipulation.

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Energy Security

OPEC+ Tries For Global Deal, But Glut is Still Too Large

A major production cut of 10 million barrels per day would be historic in size - and probably fail to move the needle.

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Energy Security

Canada Faces Oil Shut Ins As Prices Drop Below $5

With a barrel of Canadian oil now cheaper than a pint of beer, producers have begun to shut in production.

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Energy Security

Texas Explores Return of Rationed Oil Production

The crisis affecting the U.S. oil industry has reached the point where some drillers are now requesting the Texas state government step in to regulate production

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Energy Security

Explaining the Price War

The OPEC+ collapse will likely lead to a long and damaging price war, particularly for U.S. shale.

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Energy Security

Iran’s Oil Flow Holds Ground in Syria As Market Share Lost to Battling OPEC Members

While other countries have turned away, Syria has become a key destination for Iranian oil under U.S. sanctions. 

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Energy Security

OPEC and Russia Start Price War

Amid a price war, a global pandemic and shrinking oil demand, there is little hope for oil to rebound in the short term.

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