Plus, Russia's circumvention of oil price caps and the future of Germany's relations with the U.S. and Europe.
| Advancing affordable water access at the state and local level American households are facing higher expenses on a variety of fronts, including the most basic and essential need: water. Joseph Kane describes the country’s water affordability challenge in more depth by focusing on utilities and the potential strategies that local service providers—alongside supportive state and federal leaders—can pursue to help alleviate these fiscal pressures. |
| More research and commentary Russia’s shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions. Since December 2022, a price cap on Russian oil has aimed to reduce the country's energy export revenue. Robin Brooks and Ben Harris discuss Russia's use of a 'shadow fleet' of tankers to bypass Western companies and avoid price ceilings. The future of US-Germany relations. After Germany’s recent parliamentary elections, Constanze Stelzenmüller writes in the Financial Timesabout the challenges that Friedrich Merz faces as the country’s likely next chancellor. |
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