Center for Strategic Communication

What We Are Reading

Key Reads   Iran’s powerful Guard rejects inspection of military sites The Washington Post International nuclear inspectors will be barred from all Iranian military sites under any deal with world powers, a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard Corps said...

Energy in Egypt: Background and Issues

While Egypt was once an exporter of oil and gas, the country is now a net importer of hydrocarbon resources, as rising demand and falling or stagnating production have altered the balance. In addition, the Egyptian government’s inability to provide adequate...

What We Are Reading… December 5, 2014

International News MENA IS FIGHTERS BESIEGE CRUCIAL SYRIAN AIR BASE The Associated Press Muslim militants pushed forward in their offensive on a major military air base in eastern Syria Friday capturing a nearby village in an attempt to take one of President Bashar...

Cause and Effect: U.S. Gasoline Prices

In Brief: Domestic U.S. Gasoline prices are very closely correlated with the price of crude oil. Oil prices, in turn, are tied to events largely outside of America’s control. Oil prices depend on the interplay of supply, demand, and the perception of future changes in...