Ceasefire on Borrowed Time
The war has not ended. It has merely paused, briefly, uneasily, under the sort of arrangement that looks like diplomacy from a distance and like...
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The President of Oil, Trapped by His Own War
Donald Trump wanted to dominate energy. Instead, he has detonated its geography. What was sold, implicitly and then explicitly, as a campaign of force designed...
Victory at the Microphone, Panic in the Oil Market
Oil markets no longer listen to reassurance. They look at damage. That was the lesson of the latest session, one of the most violent since...
$100 Oil and the Strait of No Return
Oil does not whisper in wartime. It leaps. The global benchmark Brent crude surged more than 6% to trade near $78 a barrel, after spiking...
Trump Turns Iran Into a Global Toll Booth
Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on goods from any country “doing business” with Iran, the latest escalation in a campaign that is less...
Trump’s Bunker-Busting Gamble: US Strikes Push Middle East and Markets to the Brink
In a dramatic escalation with potentially seismic consequences, President Donald Trump authorised unprecedented airstrikes against Iran, triggering global alarm just as the world economy teeters...
Trump’s Middle East Policy: A Blueprint for Regional Chaos
If Donald Trump’s latest stance on Gaza and the Middle East proves anything, it’s that short-term thinking and reckless bravado remain the defining pillars of...
Trump’s Grand Vision: Real Estate Fantasies Meet Middle East Reality
In yet another dazzling display of foreign policy expertise, Donald Trump has suggested that the United States should take control of Gaza, relocate its population...
Syria: the Endless Refrain of U.S. Mistakes
The outgoing President Joe Biden and his successor, Donald Trump, now face a critical geopolitical puzzle: what to make of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the rebel...