“It’s a massive betrayal of the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and the law enforcement cooperation,” said scholar Nathan Jones on the charges facing Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s ex-security chief, related to the killing of a DEA informant.
Mexican cartels are deterred on U.S. soil by effective policing and judicial entities — one reason the U.S. homicide rate is much lower — but it's difficult to measure how much violence in the U.S. is directly linked, said Center for the U.S. and Mexico's Nathan Jones.
A glut of associated gas in the Permian Basin could cause a clash between producers and buyers trying to minimize emissions. It’s for the Texas Railroad Commission to decide, said fellow Jim Krane: “[Will we] maintain the view that gas is a waste product?”
U.S. gasoline demand has peaked, with further declines in demand forecast for this year and next. The milestone will have "significant implications for consumers, inflation [and] politics," said fellow Mark Finley. "All in all, a big deal — over time."
“Putin threw a boulder into the pond with the invasion of Ukraine, and the ripple effects will have lasting repercussions. The short-term impetus globally is one of getting as much LNG as possible to Europe,” Center for Energy Studies’ Ken Medlock told the Wall Street Journal.