Author: Connor Cairoli
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Nord Stream 2: The World’s Most Controversial Energy Project (Blog 2)
President Trump made waves at the annual NATO conference this past summer for his criticism of European defense spending. In the ‘tweetstorm‘ that followed, Angela Merkel and the Germans emerged as the primary recipients of Trump’s ire. While most European leaders agreed that Trump misconstrued figures related to NATO defense spending, few came to Germany’s…
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Meeting the Paris Accords: US Climate Policy Amid The Push Toward Renewables
Over a year has passed since President Donald Trump pulled the United States from the Paris climate accord and the world is still grappling with the fallout of that momentous decision. This agreement, first signed by the Obama administration along with 195 other nations in 2015, represents a last-ditch effort to stave off the worst…