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China Keeps Energy Exports Locked as Southeast Asia Faces Widespread Shortages
Southeast Asian nations are facing mounting energy and fertilizer shortages as the war in Iran disrupts global supply chains. Governments in countries such as...
Conflict Forces Big Oil to Rethink Middle East Dependence
The ongoing Iran war is reshaping the global energy landscape by undermining the Middle East’s long standing position as the most reliable and cost...
How Shock, Timing, and Industrial Strategy Are Rewriting the LNG Era
The global LNG market is no longer shaped by familiar cycles of tightness and surplus. It is now defined by inelasticity, a structural rigidity...
Beijing’s forever wait for a Trump visit: zero enthusiasm, low expectation
The news is just filtering in that the US president will now be visiting China for two days—not three, as planned earlier—May 14-15. As...
South Africa Playing the G7 Roulette
South Africa highly boasts its membership in multilateral organizations, the latest being included in BRICS+, described as a non-Western association. Russian authorities have insisted...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy Infrastructure, Disrupting Exports
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, energy infrastructure has emerged as a key strategic vulnerability. Russia relies heavily on oil and gas...
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Why the United States Is Holding Back From a Show of Force
The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, raising a key question: why hasn’t the United States used...
China’s Economic Rise and the Oil Vulnerability That Could Test It
In the past four decades, China has transformed from a predominantly agricultural economy to the world's second largest economic powerhouse. Hundreds of millions lifted...
Russia, India Review Strategic Partnership
Russia and India, amid the radical changes and political pressure emerging from the Western Hemisphere, cautiously reviewed their current bilateral relations during the 2nd...
The Engine Room of Innovation: How Accounting Software Powers Global SMEs
Small and medium enterprises are often called the backbone of the global economy, and for good reason. They account for the vast majority of...