Energy Geopolitics
Building Africa’s Nuclear Future: Current Trends and Key Developments
Several African countries, pursuing nuclear energy to tackle power challenges and to drive economic development goals and industrialization, are hampered primarily due to a...
Energy Politics After Venezuela: Will U.S. Intervention Reshape Oil Markets and Regional Stability?
The United States is getting involved in Venezuela again. This is not just about politics or what is happening in that region. It is...
Strait of Hormuz: Escalation and the Mechanics of a Regional Shock
What began as a single strike on 28 February 2026 quickly spiraled beyond containment. Iranian retaliation swept across U.S. installations in the United Arab...
The Energy Paradox: America’s Quest for Venezuelan Oil in a World China Is Electrifying
The world faces an immediate strategic challenge because global energy demand currently rises at a faster rate than previously expected. The recent developments in...
Li Signals Rare Earth Leverage as U.S.–China Mineral Rivalry Deepens
Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspected rare earth facilities in Jiangxi province this week, a move that carries symbolic and strategic weight ahead of the...
South Korea Seeks Minerals Cooperation with China After Joining US-Led Trade Bloc
South Korea is pursuing closer cooperation with China on critical mineral supply chains even as it deepens its participation in a U.S.-led effort to...
Syria’s energy comeback amid challenges
Syria's energy sector undergoes a transformative process after a decade of conflict, transitioning from severe damage toward a delicate recovery.
The downfall of the Assad...
The New Colonialism: Energy, Minerals, and the Return of Resource Empire
Introduction
Contrary to popular belief, colonialism did not end with the mid-century independence wave. Instead, it took on novel (‘neo’) and more subtle disguises such...
The Yellowcake Bottleneck: How US Nuclear Onshoring Constricts the 2030 Global Supply Chain
The United States is accelerating its efforts toward nuclear autonomy. The $2.87 billion DOE contract greenlit by the Trump Administration funds the construction of...
China Tightens the Screws on Rare Earths as Japan Ties Strain
Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fell 8% in December from November, following a diplomatic spat that rattled markets and raised fears...