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What to make of Trump’s National Energy Emergency?

The declaration of a National Energy Emergency underlines President Trump’s aspiration to extend the US’s dominance in global energy markets, and his willingness to use the US’s clout as leverage will reshape global energy flows during his term. That said, his scrapping of domestic energy regulations is unlikely to deliver on his near-term goal of reducing energy prices.

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