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This symposium assess U.S. energy policy over the past year. Opening with keynote remarks by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, it analyzes how energy policy intersects with U.S. strategic interests across regions, examines efforts to accelerate AI power infrastructure buildout and stabilize the grid, and explores the administration's mining and minerals strategy and its approach to countering China's influence over critical resources.

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Mark Dubowitz

Chief Executive

Iran Sanctions
Iran Human Rights
Syria
Iran Missiles
Iran
Iran Global Threat Network
Hezbollah
Iran-backed Terrorism
Sanctions and Illicit Finance
Cyber
Iran Nuclear

Jonathan Schanzer

Executive Director

Palestinian Politics
Iran
Iran Sanctions
Iran Global Threat Network
Hezbollah
Iran-backed Terrorism
Turkey
Jihadism
Sanctions and Illicit Finance

Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow

Iran
Iran Sanctions
Iran Missiles
Iran Human Rights
Iran Politics and Economy
Iran Global Threat Network
Sanctions and Illicit Finance

RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow

Richard Goldberg

Senior Advisor

Iran
Palestinian Politics
Iran Sanctions
Iran Global Threat Network
Iran-backed Terrorism
Gulf States
Sanctions and Illicit Finance
International Organizations

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus

Senior Fellow

Reuel Marc Gerecht

Resident Scholar

Iran
Iran Politics and Economy
Turkey
Arab Politics
Egypt

Janatan Sayeh

Research Analyst

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Mapping the Protests in Iran

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What to Know About Iran's Nuclear Program

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| Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

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