The Different Levels of Geopolitics of the Arctic
By Andreas Østhagen Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Few areas have been the source of as much speculation, hype, and overgeneralization as the Arctic region at the start of the […]
Tag Archives: Fossil Fuels
Mining Asteroids for a Better Earth
By Philip Metzger Aeon Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real. This should not […]
Nuclear Power is Integral to Meeting Clean Energy Goals
By Daniel McGlynn Phys.org Early this year, Rachel Slaybaugh attended a campus mixer on technological innovation. When she introduced herself as a professor of nuclear engineering, other attendees would pause […]
Trapping Carbon Dioxide in Stone
By Nick Stockton Wired Carbon dioxide is a problem. And everyone knows the best thing to do with problems is bury them deep in the ground and forget they ever […]
War and the Oil Price Cycle
By Amy Jaffe & Jareer Elass Journal of International Affairs Oil has shaped international conflict for many decades. According to one estimate, between 25% to 50% of interstate wars between […]
Iran: Caught Between Global Engagement and Internal Power Dynamics
By Mahmood Monshipouri & Mehdi Zakerian Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Iran’s 2016 elections, both for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, offer hopeful lessons for the future direction of the country’s […]
How Arctic Territorial Disagreements are Actually Being Resolved
By Hannah Hoag Arctic Deeply Under UNCLOS, a coastal state is entitled to the continental shelf area (and its buried resources) that lies within 200 nautical miles of its coastline, […]
