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The contest for Hormuz threatens the maritime order America built

The struggle over the Strait of Hormuz is no longer simply a contest between freedom of navigation and closure. It is increasingly about who...

Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty

The United States and Iran traded new attacks overnight into Thursday, intensifying an exchange that has threatened the collapse of their agreement to end...

Is Iran Turning the Strait of Hormuz Into a Permanent Toll Gate?

Tehran has stopped trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It is trying to own it. That distinction, more than any ceasefire announcement or...

Russia’s Energy Crisis: An Exporter Becomes Importer

A well-known Russian city, Nizhny Novgorod, is incredibly famous for its place on the energy map as the location for the largest energy production...

European Energy Security After Russia: Progress, Fractures, and the Road to 2027

In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of all natural gas consumed in the European Union. Just four years later, that share has been cut to...

Could the Hormuz Oil Shock Change the Future of Global Energy?

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has restored the flow of oil and natural gas after more than 100 days of disruption, but...

India and Venezuela Seek Deeper Energy Ties Amid Global Supply Uncertainty

India and Venezuela are moving to strengthen their energy partnership as both countries seek to capitalize on shifting dynamics in global oil markets. During...

Turkey, Syria and Ukraine: Strategic Hedging in the Near East

The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February has left a great many consequences in its wake. It greatly...

Russia and Iran Drive Global Surge in Gas Flaring as Climate Goals Fall Behind

Global gas flaring rose to its highest level in six years in 2025, largely driven by increased activity in Russia and Iran, according to...

Russian Strikes Wound Six in Ukraine as Fuel Crisis Spreads Across Siberia

Russian air strikes injured six people across Ukraine overnight, local authorities said, as the war entered its fifth year with no sign of easing....

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