In less than eight months, the United Kingdom’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) goes into effect. A key design choice…
May 11, 2026
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is up for reauthorization at the end of this year, and the…
May 11, 2026
The U.S. is a leader in the global energy trade, particularly for traditional energy exports like oil and gas. However, shifting…
April 17, 2026
Yesterday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on reforming the U.S. commercial diplomacy system. At this hearing,…
April 16, 2026
Supply chain security is at an inflection point. Critical minerals—essential to the energy transition, advanced technologies, and defense equipment—face major…
March 27, 2026
In late 2025, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) reintroduced the Clean Competition Act (“CCA”).[i] First introduced…
March 11, 2026
This week, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Greer announced A U.S.-Mexico Action Plan on Critical Minerals, which aims to address joint…
February 5, 2026
Yesterday, the president signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes fiscal year 2026 (FY26) funding for “National Security, Department…
February 4, 2026
In January, the EU became the first place in the world to charge fees on imports based on their carbon…
January 28, 2026
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer testified to the House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees this week on the upcoming…
December 19, 2025