The World Is Running Out of Safe Energy Routes
The latest developments in the Middle East make one thing increasingly clear: the energy shock is no longer only about oil prices. It is about...
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From Hormuz to the Red Sea: The Global Supply Chain Comes Under Siege
Wars rarely remain confined to the battlefield where they begin. They evolve, adapt and seek new points of pressure. What started as a confrontation over...
The New Middle East
The latest twist in Washington’s strategy towards Iran perfectly illustrates the strategic confusion that now surrounds the Middle East. Only twenty-four hours after announcing a...
The Empire of Threats Meets the Price of Reality
The war has entered its second month, and what is becoming visible now is not American strength, but American exposure. Over the weekend, missile strikes...
$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...
Saudi crude oil exports are in freefall
Crude oil exports have sharply declined in August as the kingdom leads the efforts of the OPEC+ alliance to reduce production and support oil prices....
The New Geopolitics of Oil
Fueled by the war in Ukraine, oil prices had surged above $100 a barrel to levels last seen in 2014. With recessionary prospects, prices have...