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Ground Zero for a Billion-Dollar Surge of Zombie Oil Wells

25 April 2021by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Clayton Aldern, Christopher Collins & Naveena Sadasivam Grist When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with […]

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Energy Deals are Creating a Powerful Alliance Between China and Russia

15 October 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Vanand Meliksetian Oil Price The Chinese economic growth miracle is disrupting the global balance of power. President Trump’s trade war with China was the latest manifestation of Washington’s effort […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

There’s No Containment Strategy for Climate Change

1 September 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Sharon E. Burke War on the Rocks The earliest humans had it rough. They survived a brutal ice age, dwindling to a population estimated at just 10,000, only to […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

War and the Oil Price Cycle

8 June 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

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 […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Iran: Caught Between Global Engagement and Internal Power Dynamics

1 June 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

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 […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

How Arctic Territorial Disagreements are Actually Being Resolved

18 May 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

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, […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW

The Battle for Land Rights in the American West

25 April 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Christopher Solomon Outside The American West is our handsome conundrum—too beautiful to use, too useful to be left alone, as a Colorado journalist once put it. In the past, […]

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LAW

Why Sanctions Against Russia Can Still Make a Difference

9 October 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Richard Nephew & Simon de Galbert The National Interest Despite the role they played in achieving a nuclear deal with Iran, sanctions continue to face a steep challenge in […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Obama’s Incomplete Arctic Energy Approach

28 September 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten The Hill As President Obama tours Alaska this week, cries of hypocrisy fill the air.  He is using these three days to highlight the effects of climate […]

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LAW

Iranian Economic Boom will be a Bust for US Businesses

9 September 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Medea Benjamin Fair Observer There’s a lot of money to be made doing business with Iran, a country of 78 million people—the second largest population in the Middle East, […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

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