Energy & Environment

GCC

Cartel at Dusk: OPEC’s Future After the Iran War

Dr. John Calabrese

Something more consequential than another oil market disruption is underway. The Iran war has exposed...

GCC

Saudi Arabia Needs an Overland Route to Global Energy Markets

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Dr. Dania Arayssi

For years, Saudi Arabia has recognized the vulnerability created by its dependence on the Strait...

GCC

It’s Time for a Climate OPEC

Dr. Frederic Schneider

Many developments are converging to make climate policy an urgent priority in the Gulf, but...

Iraq

From Hormuz to the Four Seas: Iraq’s Search for Energy Security

Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy Themistoklis Asthenidis

The Iran war has had a tremendous impact on the global economy, but few countries...

GCC

Rerouting the Gulf Economy

Robin Mills

One simple maritime channel is being transformed into a spaghetti junction. Expanded and new pipelines,...

GCC

The Strait of Hormuz Closure and the Reshaping of Energy Geopolitics

Aidan Serna Emma Frazier Anna Putnam

From December 2025 to May 2026, global energy markets moved from cautious optimism to outright...

GCC

Strategic Investment in CCS and CCUS: Enhancing Sustainability and Competit...

Riwa Hassan Lenora Dsouza

In recent years, Gulf governments have taken significant steps to address the urgent challenges of...

GCC

Shock at Hormuz, Stress Test for the Gulf

Dr. Yousuf Hamed Al Balushi

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has written one of the most remarkable economic transformation stories...

GCC

Indonesia’s Energy Transition and the Gulf Opportunity

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Indonesia’s latest energy deals demonstrate that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Gulf investors remain...

Iran

East Asia’s Geoeconomic Transformation in the Wake of the Iran War

Dr. Chuchu Zhang

East Asia’s exposure to the Strait of Hormuz is both structural and asymmetric. The region...

GCC

Hormuz Disruptions and Asia’s Energy Resilience

Dr. Li-Chen Sim

The U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has exposed a long-standing structural vulnerability: Asia’s extraordinary and enduring...

GCC

The Hormuz Shock: Exposure, Resilience, and Structural Shifts

Dr. John Calabrese

The U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, the corridor between...

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