Energy Security
Chokepoint Wars: How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Reshaping Global Energy Security
The modern international system is no longer characterized by the conflicts based on the territorial boundaries but the tensions concerning the strategic routes that...
Energy Shock: Meloni’s Stability Faces First Real Test
The political calm that has defined Giorgia Meloni’s tenure is facing its most serious test yet, as the fallout from the Iran war ripples...
Jet Fuel Shock Grounds Airline Hedging Strategies
The aviation industry is facing a renewed cost crisis as fuel prices surge following the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran. While airlines routinely hedge against...
Hormuz and the Return of Energy Panic
The world does not need a formal oil embargo to feel an energy shock. It only needs a prolonged crisis in the Strait of...
The Petrol Shock: Pakistan, A Crisis of Policy and Not Global Oil Prices
The abrupt rise in petrol prices in Pakistan in March 2026 by Rs55 per liter has led to long queues at petrol stations, increased...
A Critical Turning Point for Underground COâ‚‚ Storage Development in the European Union
Authors: Yannis Bassias and Evangelos Flitris*
Europe finds itself at a moment where industrial competitiveness, energy security, and climate ambition must be reconciled. The slow...
Iran’s Energy Crisis and Tehran’s Strategic Turn to Russia and China
Following a summer of widespread blackouts and record heat, and in the wake of June military strikes by Israel and the U.S. on its...
China Accelerates Oil Reserve Expansion to Shield Itself from Global Energy Volatility
China is fast-tracking construction of new oil reserve sites as part of a broader strategy to strengthen its energy security amid rising geopolitical uncertainty....
Can the Middle Corridor Transform Eurasia’s Energy Architecture?
The Middle Corridor, officially designated as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), represents far more than a logistical alternative connecting East and West. This...
When Sea Corridors Trap the Supply Chain
Attacks on merchant vessels transiting the Red Sea have forced many shipping companies to abandon the Suez Canal, a critical artery of global commerce,...