US Inflation Pressures Rise as Iran Conflict Fuels Energy Costs
Rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict are expected to push United States consumer inflation higher in April, reinforcing expectations that the Federal...
Algeria’s Rising Role in Global Energy Geopolitics
Algeria’s Strategic Energy Expansion
Algeria’s decision to launch a fresh bidding round for oil, gas and mineral exploration under its $60 billion investment plan (2025...
Why Oil Market Volatility Rather Than High Prices Will Shape the Future of Global Energy Politics
The ongoing Gulf crisis and the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed global energy markets into one of the most unstable...
After Hormuz, Gulf Security Cannot Survive on Deterrence Alone
The Strait of Hormuz has rarely been spoken about outside of emergency language: naval escorts, insurance rates, oil prices, missile ranges, LNG disruption and...
The Sovereignty Paradox: ASEAN’s Energy Transition and the Region’s Unity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit that opened in the Philippines on 7 May 2026 placed energy security at the center of...
Why OPEC’s Foundational Conditions No Longer Hold for the UAE
The institutions that govern producer cartels rest on a set of conditions that are usually invisible because they hold uniformly across the membership. When...
Rigid Margins, Rising Pressures: The New Gulf Gas Order
The global gas system is entering a phase defined by limits rather than freedoms. It absorbs shocks but does not return to a neutral...
Oil Rises Above $100 as Gulf Tensions Shake Markets While AI Boom Drives Global Stocks Higher
Global markets faced a mixed trading session as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher, while the ongoing...
Australia Orders LNG Exporters to Reserve 20 Percent Gas Supply for Domestic Market
Australia has announced a major energy policy shift requiring liquefied natural gas exporters on the east coast to reserve 20 percent of their gas...
Why the EU’s Energy Transition Is a Geopolitical Security Imperative
For decades, the European Union's pursuit of clean energy was framed almost entirely as an environmental project, a moral obligation to future generations, a...