More: Geopolitics
Oil Market Report: Markets remaining calm
The theme we identified in last month’s Report of “mixed signals” is
appropriate again this month, with geopolitics and industry disruptions
confusing the supply outlook, and...
The crisis in Venezuela and its strategic significance
Venezuela’s
economy - in a country that has better oil reserves than Saudi Arabia and Iran
- began with the OPEC oil price crisis, when Chavez...
Europe and China in a Globalized World: The Geopolitical Impacts of Belt and Road
Donald
Trump’s rise to power, his “America first” policy and the announcement by
Chinese President Xi Jinping of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), designed to
revitalize...
Opponent terrorists, lack of communication, a war in the making
The Islamic Revolution and Iran's efforts
to participate actively in the region through the Revolutionary Guards
The Iranian revolution was always the
source of major changes in...
What may cause Oil prices to fall?
Oil prices have rallied a whopping 30 percent this year. Among other factors, OPEC’s commitment to reduce output,
geopolitical flash-points like the brewing war in...
Mounting tension with Iran sheds a light on dynamics of US geopolitics
Mounting tension between the Trump administration and
Iran are likely to shed light on US dynamics shaping today’s geopolitical
environment.
Looming large is the figure of US...
No One Understands the Weaponization of Energy better than Russia and Iran
One of
the most important lessons from World War II (WWII) is this: integrated
economic growth is always better than a global war that engulfed all...
Saudi gas ambitions likely to have geopolitical impact
A Saudi push to become a major natural gas player is as much about
diversifying the kingdom’s domestic consumption and export mix as it is...
Japan: Will Reiwa be harmonious and peaceful as it is supposed to be?
On May 1,
2019, Japan enters a new era - Reiwa, the era
of peace and harmony ... with a
“baggage” of problem accumulated in the previous...
Arab power struggles: “The King is dead, long live the King”
Political transition in the Middle East and North Africa operates so far
on the principle of ‘The King is dead, long live the King.’
Libya’s battle...