Monica de Bolle, 🦋✌🏽
@mdebolle.com
Economist, Immunologist, Microbiologist. Host of Policy for the Planet: https://www.piie.com/experts/podcasts/policy-planet PIIE and Georgetown University.
Portugal's AI model AMALIA could pave the way for other countries to design their own strategies to achieve control over the artificial intelligence that their economies may ultimately depend upon. By @mdebolle.com:
Portugal's AMALIA treats AI as a public good
The global competition for supremacy in artificial intelligence (AI) is dominated by the major technology behemoths in the United States vs. their rivals in authoritarian China. But there is a third p...
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In critical minerals, Brazil has found itself “with this massive bargaining chip under the ground that it hasn’t yet exploited, & without the institutional framework to back its exploration," @mdebolle.com tells @foreignpolicy.com.
Everyone Wants in on Brazil’s Rare Earths
But is Brasília ready to meet the moment?
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NEW: Brazil's October election is a contest over whether Brazil controls the terms on which the world accesses its resources or whether those terms are set by others, & will shape critical mineral supply chains, climate governance, & the Americas' balance of power for a generation. By @mdebolle.com:
Why foreign policy is the central question of Brazil’s next election
The October election between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, running for a fourth term, and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, running as a proxy for his father, who was convicted and imprisoned for organ...
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LISTEN: Jason Walsh @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social joined @mdebolle.com on Policy for the Planet to discuss what rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding will cost public health, climate issues, & jobs in the US. Here or wherever you get podcasts:
The cost to jobs and public health from the EPA rollbacks (Episode 30)
The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a major deregulation of greenhouse gas emissions, effectively repealing 25-year-old emission standards for all light, medium, and heavy vehicles an...
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ICYMI @mdebolle.com, Bruna Santos @Inter-American Dialogue and Pedro Guerra (Office of VP @ MDIC) and yours truly talked about the criticality of #criticalminerals to the US-Brazil relationship. My take? Brazil has the ore, the leverage, and no reason to rush. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEu...
How critical are critical minerals in the Brazil-US economic relationship?
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LISTEN: @adnanm.bsky.social explores with @mdebolle.com the ramifications of another war in Iran; what it means for oil, natural gas, & other critical input markets; & how it might affect environmental efforts & the green transition. Here or wherever you get podcasts:
How the war on Iran exposes global economic interconnectedness (Episode 29)
The war against Iran by the United States and Israel has spread turmoil through oil and natural gas markets, spiking prices and threatening the world economy. How will the war impact the global econom...
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As climate change mitigation loses favor in the White House, reducing risks from global warming has fallen to local communities. Organizations like the Gulf of Maine Research Institute are taking matters into their own hands. @mdebolle.com & head of GMRI discuss. Here or wherever you get podcasts:
How New England fights climate change with help from local organizations (Episode 28)
As the cause of climate change mitigation loses favor in the White House, reducing risks from global warming has fallen to local communities. In New England, organizations like the Gulf of Maine Resea...
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Join us on March 25 for an exciting discussion of the role critical minerals play in shaping Brazil-US economic economic relations featuring @mdebolle.com, Pedro Guerra (MDIC) and Bruna Santos @ Inter-American Dialogue!
How critical are critical minerals in the Brazil-US economic relationship?
Policymakers and experts discuss the role of critical minerals in shaping the Brazil-US economic partnership, examining Brazil's economic situation, the importance of critical minerals to both Brazil ...
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Douglas Giuffre (S&P Global Energy) joined @mdebolle.com on Policy for the Planet to discuss soaring energy prices & explain why data centers aren’t the center of the problem—yet. Listen here or wherever you get podcasts:
Are data centers driving up utility costs? (Episode 27)
As Americans face rising utility costs, much of the blame is being directed at the construction of new energy-intensive data centers. But are data centers actually the main culprit? Host Monica de Bol...
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I spoke with Doug Giuffre from S&P Global about utility prices and data centers. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: @piie.com @adamposen.bsky.social www.piie.com/newsroom/pol...
Are data centers driving up utility costs? (Episode 27)
As Americans face rising utility costs, much of the blame is being directed at the construction of new energy-intensive data centers. But are data centers actually the main culprit? Host Monica de Bol...
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Overlooked in the publicity over the US National Security Strategy is that China has issued its own strategic vision for Latin America. The US & Chinese approaches have striking similarities & even more striking differences. @mdebolle.com explains:
Latin America in a vise: The “Trump Corollary” vs. China’s 2025 policy paper
The economically troubled and politically volatile countries of Latin America have long complained about a lack of attention from their neighboring colossus to the north. President Donald Trump’s 2025...
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It would appear the Trump admin is achieving the goal of entrenching Latin America as the main stage for a geopolitical confrontation between the US & China. But these actions could also introduce further turbulence to a region mired in political & economic problems. By @mdebolle.com:
Trump's latter day Monroe Doctrine is aimed at China
The US intervention in Venezuela, attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, financial squeeze on Cuba, and its bailout of Argentina should perhaps have come as no surprise. After all, the Trump administrat...
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On the Trump administration’s Pyrrhic “victories” in Latin America: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Trump's latter day Monroe Doctrine is aimed at China
The US intervention in Venezuela, attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, financial squeeze on Cuba, and its bailout of Argentina should perhaps have come as no surprise. After all, the Trump administrat...
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@cullenhendrix.bsky.social joined @mdebolle.com on Policy for the Planet to discuss why the Trump admin adjusted its stance on critical minerals, how the globe responded to the new & aggressive approach, & what it means for the green transition. Listen here or wherever you get podcasts:
The geopolitics behind critical minerals (Episode 25)
The US drive for critical minerals is now fueled by national security concerns instead of climate mitigation. Policymakers speak of shoring up global supply chains for these minerals to protect US def...
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There is no point in dancing around this. @mdebolle.com and I recorded several months ago but the point is no less relevant today; new episode of @piie.com Policy for the Planet podcast on critical minerals and US critical mineral strategy. Available on your platform. www.piie.com/newsroom/pol...
ICYMI: @mdebolle.com joined PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss economic nationalism in the US & Latin America, China's presence in South America, Argentina's economy, & more. Watch here or listen wherever you get podcasts:
Monica de Bolle on Latin America's changing role in the global economy
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NEW: World Bank's Cornelius Fleischhaker joins @mdebolle.com on Policy for the Planet to discuss potential paths for Brazil to tackle its fiscal problems while encouraging more climate-friendly policies. Listen here or wherever you get podcasts: www.piie.com/experts/podc...
Can Brazil's fiscal policy address environmental concerns? (Episode 23)
Brazil has made many attempts to reform its fiscal problems, while never adequately addressing its increasingly burdensome government debt. At the same time, the country is home to the Amazon rainfore...
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NOW: Maurice Obstfeld moderates discussion with @mdebolle.com, Alejandro Werner, & José De Gregorio on Argentina's monetary & exchange rate arrangements & if Milei can build on his political momentum to advance deeper reforms. Watch:
After Argentina's midterms: Can Milei's momentum drive economic transformation?
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