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The US-Iran war is more of a geoeconomic game and less of a geopolitical one
Authors: Sanjay Turi and Praveen Sothwal*
In the 1960s, there were various domestic social welfare programs in the US. Very high defense spending and the...
Five EU nations urge windfall tax on energy giants
Five European Union countries—Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Austria—are urging the introduction of a windfall tax on energy companies' profits due to rising fuel...
South Korea’s Strategic Bind During the American-Iranian War
South Korea, a major ally of the United States, is one of the countries facing the spillover of the 2026 American-Iranian War. Alongside much...
Britain says 40 nations are in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
About 40 countries are meeting to discuss actions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked, impacting the global economy. British...
Rebalancing Energy Policy: Diversification, Net Zero, and the Erosion of Energy Security
Thirty years ago, I was negotiating the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) pipeline - later expanded into the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline - one of the most ambitious...
Why the Strait of Hormuz Remains So Vulnerable
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared on March 27 that shipping to and from ports supporting Israel and the U. S. is banned...
China Thrives Amid Global Oil Chaos as Investors Flock In
China’s preparation for disruptions in global energy supply has allowed its markets to outperform most of the world amid the ongoing war in Iran....
Power for Sale: The Middle East as a Geopolitical Marketplace
The Frame Shift That Changes Everything
The language we reach for when describing the Middle East has always been the language of conflict. Proxy wars....
How Airlines Are Responding to Surging Fuel Prices
A rise in jet fuel prices due to the U. S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has significantly affected the global aviation industry, leading to higher...
Iran rejects US peace plan as ‘unrealistic’; Trump warns Tehran
President Donald Trump warned that Iran's energy plants and oil wells would be destroyed if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz. This...