Senior Fellow, @CFR_org ; Sole Proprietor, Hart Policy Associates; Prof. Emeritus @ScharSchool , @GeorgeMasonU

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Joined August 2016
9/10 What is to be done? I propose “focused forays” that concentrate effort on a few domains that are most important, promising, & consensual. Trump’s nuclear policy has some features of this sort (though that’s not what I would bet on). [Figure via @TheCLCouncil]
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NEW! Drawing on @CFR_org Global Energy Innovation Index (GEII), super-intern Akkshath Subrahmanian shows China surging past US on many indicators. For instance, China publishes 45% of all highly-cited publications in fields linked to energy innovation
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12/12 Wrap up: Like Japan decades earlier, China has disrupted intl auto trade & investment. US again responded reflexively, isolating domestic market while changes accelerate elsewhere. Tariffs buy time, but the clock is ticking. Wait too long & this 👇👇
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Building on @CFR_org Global Energy Innovation Index, I share global trends, a mixed picture...the most worrisome being high-quality patents, flat or declining. More here: cfr.org/article/hope-and-con…
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We’re number 13! We’re number 13! We’re number 13! Not a chant you hear often. But that’s where the United States ranks in @CFR_org new Global Energy Innovation Index. And that was before Trump. We’ve got to do better. @vsiv @atrembath @toddntucker @GregNemet @jonasnahm
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NEW! @CFR_org Global Energy Innovation Index measures knowledge, markets & policy. The world needs more innovation investment & effort by everyone, but some are do more than others. Thank you, Sweden! @leahstokes @JesseJenkins @ValerieVolco @AkshatRathi cfr.org/report/global-energy…
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In the meantime, China is stepping up its energy RD&D investments.
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My latest @CFR_org warns of the loss to the US and the world if the president's proposed FY26 budget for DOE goes through.
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If IEA is on administration hit list, Congress should stand up for it – it’s what Henry Kissinger, Mr Realpolitik himself & IEA's founder, would do
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But there are some encouraging signs...you've all seen this one
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