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Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf

Trump’s New ‘Forced Labor’ Tariffs Are a Fig Leaf

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Keith Johnson

The Energy Crisis Will Long Outlast the Iran War

The Energy Crisis Will Long Outlast the Iran War

Middle East and North Africa Regardless of how close the United States and Iran really are to a durable peace agreement, or what the exact conditions...

01.06.2026 9

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Trump’s War Is Wrecking Trump’s Economy

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20.05.2026 7

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Trump’s Tariffs Just Got Struck Down in Court—Again

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08.05.2026 10

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Trump’s Plan B for Tariffs Rests on Shaky Foundations

Ongoing reports and analysis One year ago, it seemed as if the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had hit its nadir with its...

01.05.2026 10

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Keith Johnson

Why Iran Isn’t Blinking Yet

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28.04.2026 10

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Russia Is Making Bank on Trump’s Iran War

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21.04.2026 10

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The Energy Crisis Won’t End Right Away (Even if the Iran War Does)

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08.04.2026 10

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Why Jet Fuel Is the Real Harbinger of the Energy Crisis

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03.04.2026 10

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Keith Johnson

The Houthis Are Now in the War—But How Deep?

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30.03.2026 20

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Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz

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26.03.2026 30

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The Iran War’s Impact on Gas Markets May Be Felt for Years

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23.03.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War

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18.03.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

Trump’s Efforts to Defuse the Oil Spike Aren’t Working

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12.03.2026 20

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Oil Markets Are Starting to Take the Iran War Seriously

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09.03.2026 10

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Why Aren’t Energy Markets Reacting More to the Iran War?

There are many reasons to be increasingly concerned by the U.S.-Iran war’s impact on energy markets, but so far, none of them have translated into...

05.03.2026 20

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Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation

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04.03.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

The U.S. War on Iran Rattles Energy Markets

Middle East and North Africa Oil prices jumped significantly on Monday, the third day of the U.S. war on Iran, with a roller-coaster rise of between 7...

02.03.2026 20

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Oil Markets Brace for Disruption After U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

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28.02.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Energy Have Two Targets

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25.02.2026 20

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What’s Next for Trump’s Trade War

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23.02.2026 30

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules

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20.02.2026 20

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Trump’s Puzzlingly Rosy Jobs Numbers

12.02.2026 10

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Venezuela Reformed Its Oil Law. Now What?

06.02.2026 10

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Trump Taps Kevin Warsh to Head Federal Reserve

30.01.2026 10

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Trump Is Getting His Weaker Dollar After All

28.01.2026 20

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trump-Lisa Cook Case

22.01.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

Trump’s Resource Grabs Don’t Add Up

20.01.2026 20

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Keith Johnson

Tariffs Have Hurt, Not Helped, the U.S. Economy

14.01.2026 40

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Trump and the Fed Are Now at War

13.01.2026 20

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Intervening in Venezuela for the Oil Makes Little Sense

05.01.2026 20

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Trump Announces Blockade on Sanctioned Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

17.12.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

Europe Is Racing the Clock to Tap Russia’s Frozen Assets

17.12.2025 10

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Trump Threatens Mexico With Tariffs Over Water

10.12.2025 20

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Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil

03.12.2025 20

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Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue?

25.11.2025 20

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Trump’s Russia Sanctions Are Really Putting the Hurt On

11.11.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

Initial Supreme Court Arguments on Tariffs Case Offer Some Hints

06.11.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

What the U.S. Supreme Court Tariffs Case Is Really About

04.11.2025 60

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Add This to the Canon of Great Diplomacy Books

31.10.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

Russia Aims to Freeze Ukraine Into Submission

29.10.2025 20

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Will Trump’s Russia Oil Sanctions Finally Sway Putin?

23.10.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

Trump Faces MAGA Backlash for Argentina Bailout

22.10.2025 20

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Trump Goes After Colombia—and Risks Weakening the Fight Against Drugs

21.10.2025 20

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Russia’s Oil Earnings May Get Clobbered by OPEC

17.10.2025 20

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Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel

13.10.2025 20

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Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries

10.10.2025 20

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U.S. Ratchets Up Pressure on Iranian Energy

09.10.2025 20

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The China-Russia Axis Is Getting Firmer, and It’s Built on Gas

03.10.2025 20

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Keith Johnson

Is Globalization a Lost Cause?

03.10.2025 40

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