Relying on authoritarian states for fuel supplies turns out to be a dismal geopolitical strategy.
Ukraine
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The Economics of Mutually Assured Energy Destruction
Today on TAP: Will the West go all the way and block Russian oil exports?
Posted inPolitics
The Biden Identity
Joe Biden tells us who he is and who he isn’t—which will help him, God willing and the creek don’t rise.
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Republicans’ Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
Before Trump celebrated Putin’s invasion, he tried to blackmail Ukraine into making up lies about Joe Biden.
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What Biden Will Say Tonight, and What He Should Say
Today on TAP: His defense of democracy and his attack on inflation can lead to some distinctly progressive initiatives.
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European Austerity Hobbled Its Response to Russia
Instead of hoarding budget surpluses after the financial crisis, the EU could have weaned itself off of Russian energy supplies.
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Putin’s War and Biden’s Presidency
Today on TAP: Will Biden get the credit he deserves for his leadership?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Won’t Drill Baby Won’t Drill
Don’t expect domestic fracking companies and the Wall Street investors getting rich off them to fill any gap in Russian petrochemicals.
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Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder
Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response
