Primer: The Chagos Archipelago Is Key to Resisting China’s Encroachments in the Indian Ocean
The Chagos deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius raises wider questions about sovereignty, international law, great-power competition, and the ability of democratic states to maintain strategic assets in an increasingly contested world.
Primer: CA Moves to Control Oil/Gas Business to Advance Green Energy Control
The California Energy Commission (CEC) made a tentative proposition that it take over all oil refineries in the state, putting them under government control. It is worth examining why the state’s energy prices are so high to begin with.