Less demand, more production, and inventory drawdowns prevented a larger price spike. A quick supply recovery is essential to avoid further damage to the global economy. Read More Here
In August Taiwan deliberately slowed down its own mobile internet, and the rest of the year has been busy proving it right. The civil defence exercises of 5 to 14 August throttled bandwidth on purpose in two thirty-minute windows, to test what the island’s communications would feel like under blockade. The defence ministry rehearsed relocating […]
The Middle East that is emerging out of the current upheaval looks a lot like the one that existed before it. Read More Here
Gulf officials worry that by showing Iran’s ability to shape events around the strait, the war created an advantage that Tehran will be reluctant to surrender even in exchange for sanctions relief or progress on the nuclear file. Read More Here
Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. Read More Here
The GCC and Iran can come up with a new security architecture for the Strait of Hormuz that can give Trump an off-ramp. Read More Here
Suez crisis left Britain diminished, indebted and shorn of illusions — Trump’s Iran adventure could likewise end the American era. Read More Here
Iran’s blockade testing limits of US maritime supremacy while opening the way for China’s rival vision of global connectivity. Read More Here
Approximately one-third of globally traded urea transits the Strait of Hormuz. The Middle East collectively exports 21 to 22 million tonnes of urea annually, accounting for roughly 40 per cent of global seaborne trade in the commodity. Read More Here
Iran holds the advantage in the Strait, leaving the United States with no good options. Read More Here
