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Just A Flesh Wound
The WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference being held in Yaoundé Cameroon this week broke up in acrimony and disarray in the small hours of yesterday.
Slated...
Sisi Urges Trump to Halt Iran War as Oil Price Fears Surge
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has called on Donald Trump to intervene and stop the escalating Iran war, warning that global oil prices could...
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...