The Twilight Transit Economy: A Deep Analysis of the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Photo: LNGSTS The Strait of Hormuz – the world’s most critical maritime energy chokepoint – has transitioned from a conventionally regulated global trade superhighway[…]
Chaos ab ordo: Is it time to relocate Arab prosperity to the West?
Image: Mohsen Saafi Renewed fighting around the Persian Gulf and the Bab el-Mandeb, and the reactivation of Saudi air operations against Ansar Allah, have again[…]
The Strait of Hormuz is a reminder that energy security is geography
Energy markets like to speak in abstractions: liquidity, flexibility, spare capacity, hedging. Then the Strait of Hormuz appears on the map, and the language becomes[…]
Iran’s Expanding Missile Arsenal and the Unsustainable Cost of Interception
Iran is believed to possess more than 17 types of ballistic missiles, and that variety matters. Not every missile presents the same challenge to defenders:[…]