It’s time to hit the books with Behind the Money: Night School. This series will serve as a primer to the biggest economic stories of 2023.  On today’s episode, US Managing Editor Peter Spiegel talks with Derek Brower about energy policy. They discuss how the United States became almost energy independent, President Biden’s about-face on oil and gas, and why the Inflation Reduction Act might just transform America’s economy into a hub of green innovation.  This series is made in collaboration with Blinkist. To hear more conversations like this, check out the Blinkist app. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Interested in pursuing Masters of Business Administration? Sign up for our newsletter course MBA 101 for your guide to applying and getting into business school. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we’re revisiting an important episode from last year. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered a global food crisis. Months later, FT correspondents Polina Ivanova, Chris Cook and Laura Pitel found out how Russia aims to profit from this.  Ivanova explains how she and her colleagues used satellite photos, transponder data and a document trail to track a Russian company’s shipment of 2,675 metric tonnes of milling wheat out of the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, across the Black Sea and over to a port in Turkey.  Clips from CNN, PBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine Russian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic’ for poor nations Ships going dark: Russia’s grain smuggling in the Black Sea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.