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Natural Gas Markets: Disruptions, Infrastructure, and Security (w/ Mel Ydreos)
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has abruptly severed a fifth of global oil and LNG supply. Far from simply spiking energy prices, a supply chain shock of this magnitude will have cascading impacts across the entire global economy. The current crisis threatens to halt as much as 30% of global fertilizer production, for
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Has World War III Already Started?
Some experts have noted that World War II began as a series of separate conflicts in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and that it did not become a “world war” until cross-regional linkages among allies and adversaries made it one. This raises many questions about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and U.S.-Israel-Iran wars, the connections between these
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Can Operation Epic Fury Transform the Middle East for the Better?
The Iranian regime is in free fall, with the leadership devastated by targeted strikes and different security forces appearing to act without coordination. American and Israeli forces have dominated Iran’s airspace and decimated large parts of its missile program. Operation Epic Fury is moving at a rapid pace with surprisingly few casualties, as the Islamic
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Strategic U.S. Interests in the Digital Middle Corridor
The Middle Corridor has evolved from an alternative route on a map into one of the key arteries of Eurasian trade — and simultaneously into a new arena of geopolitical competition. But the Middle Corridor is no longer just about rails, ports, and ferries. It is increasingly a digital system for managing transit: registries, electronic
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Briefing: Russia, Scandinavia, and the Arctic
The decisions by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, and their accession to the alliance, have been among the most consequential results of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet the impacts extend well beyond continental Europe and into the Arctic, which has also drawn growing attention from the Trump administration. On February 25, the Center for
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