The European Union is moving to expand its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) beyond the basic carbon-intensive materials initially covered by the policy. On September 15, the European Parliament adopted a new position on proposed changes that would expand CBAM’s scope to a wider range of downstream steel and aluminum products as a means of preventing companies from circumventing the mechanism.

EuropeSophia CarpenitoOctober 20, 2026Climate, EU, trade, economics

Uzbekistan’s Nuclear Future and Its Changing Relationship with Russia

Uzbekistan is building its first nuclear power plant, in partnership with Russia. The country is expanding its infrastructure and workforce locally while building foreign partnerships, hoping to negotiate better terms for the plant without fully breaking away from Russia.

Russia & FSUSofia HarjaOctober 17, 2026energy security, nuclear power, Russia, trade, Uzbekistan, geopolitics

Climate Change Threatens Mozambican Agriculture and Trade

Intense flooding, rain and drought, worsened by climate change, have severely impacted Mozambique's agricultural and trade industries. Economic recovery is possible, but will be difficult without worldwide action.

Development, Deposits, And Debts: A Decade of BRI in Africa

In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping formally announced the Belt and Road Initiative, a sprawling infrastructure investment program intended to connect the world over land, air, and sea. A decade later, nearly every African nation has signed on, leading to a variety of results within the continent, ranging from shiny development projects to saddles of debt.

The U.S. Has a Deep-Rooted Sinophobia Problem

American protectionism against China was born out of, and continues to propagate, an antagonistic relationship that is only further intensified by the U.S.’s longstanding problem with systemic racism, culminating in an unfortunate increase in hate crimes and racism against Asian people in America. The present conflict may be international in nature, but it has serious domestic consequences.

Of Factions and Friends

India and Australia have significantly strengthened their relationship in recent years, with both nations being key members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. As they seek to expand trade and deepen military cooperation, their mutual interests in containing Chinese aggression and maintaining a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region drive the partnership, despite India's complex relations with Russia and China.