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AzurX provides a comprehensive picture of the innovative strategies, ambitious missions, and inspiring visions propelling GCC nation space programs to new heights.

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Great sea connections: Financing the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy transition

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Scaling up private capital for climate investment in emerging markets

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The gap between actual and needed global investment in renewable energy is projected to grow to tens of trillions of dollars over the next ten to thirty years.

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Mapping China’s strategy for rare earths dominance

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China has built a commanding monopoly over rare earths.

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The energy landscape of the ASIO region is also a key component of broader, global geopolitical and strategic change.

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Building for tomorrow: Preparing US industry to compete in a lower-carbon global economy

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The question for US policymakers is not whether to compete, but how.

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Reprogramming the future: The specialized semiconductors reshaping the global supply chain

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Within three years, Chinese investments in a critical and specialized type of semiconductor—field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)—are likely to drive many US firms out of the market. To counter this, the United States will need to significantly increase its own investment efforts.

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