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  • Leadership Changes and Challenges

    Leadership Changes and Challenges

    This week, our newsletter covers Mexico’s new Federal Electric Commission leader, Cote d’Ivoire’s political opposition forming alliances, and India canceling a tender to build a green hydrogen plant.

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  • Extra Help for Clean Hydrogen

    Extra Help for Clean Hydrogen

    This week, our newsletter covers Japan’s new clean hydrogen subsidy, Azerbaijan finds a new European customer for gas, and Cyprus’s president is in hot water over the ongoing LNG terminal turmoil.

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  • How Would a Middle East Regional War Impact North Africa?

    How Would a Middle East Regional War Impact North Africa?

    The grueling conflict in Gaza, deadly exchanges of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border and yesterday’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh are raising fears of an all-out regional war pitting Israel and its Western allies against Iran and its Axis of Resistance. What would such a war mean for North Africa and its energy sector?

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  • Drama Brokers

    Drama Brokers

    This week, our newsletter covers Libya’s new roadmap to elections, Azerbaijan’s president criticism of the EU and a new climate partnership between Brazil and the US.

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  • Clean-Up Acts

    Clean-Up Acts

    This week, our newsletter covers South Korea’s hydrogen-powered apartment complex, Turkey’s economic reforms, and a Cote d’Ivoire crack down.

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  • Fighting Friction

    Fighting Friction

    Our newsletter this week looks at three spots of friction (current and potential) around the globe: Brazil and Argentina, Trump and the Middle East, as well as Algeria and AES.

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  • Argentina & Brazil: Presidential Divorce, Energy Wedding?

    Argentina & Brazil: Presidential Divorce, Energy Wedding?

    Presidents Milei and Lula are not on speaking terms, but can energy integration in the Mercosur bloc move ahead nonetheless, driven by private sector initiative?

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  • Legal and Electoral Disputes

    Legal and Electoral Disputes

    In our newsletter this week, you can read about US-MENA relations under a potential second Trump administration, the implications of the French elections for West Africa and a hydrogen-focused legal battle in South Korea.

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  • French Elections: Impact in Africa

    French Elections: Impact in Africa

    On 7 July, France’s runoff elections blocked the National Rally’s (RN) far-right takeover of the government but left a hung parliament. In our view, the outcome will influence the dynamic with West Africa in three main ways. 

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  • Little Victories

    Little Victories

    This week in our newsletter, we cover Javier Milei’s first legislative win, South Africa’s cabinet picks, and party loyalty in Indonesia.

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