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Cuban oil embargo: Who Sets the Rules in the Americas?
In Havana, when the sun goes down, the city goes dark — sadly not in a metaphorical way. On January 29th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that enforces an effective embargo on foreign oil shipments to Cuba, threatening to impose tariffs on any country supplying fuel to the island. The situation has become unbearable for the population. Some have turned to charcoal for cooking; those who have the means have installed solar panels. The situation is even more co

Laura Tatiana Pérez Molina
Feb 153 min read
Weaponizing energy: a potential deal between Russia and Niger
Introduction: Alarmed by recent information, the French government warned about a potential sale of Nigerien uranium to Russia. Both Moscow — and its company Rosatom — and the Nigerien junta denied such a transaction, nevertheless, it is not the first time that Russia is interested in the nuclear sector in Niger. In July 2025 already, the Russian minister of energy, accompanied by a delegation of representatives of the defence minister and giants of the uranium industry (R

Antoine Quiquempoix
Nov 23, 20254 min read
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