Geopolitics is now the defining feature of critical mineral supply chains, and the industrial and foreign policies of major powers reflect it. Supply is no longer taken as a matter of market faith: ...
The Iran war has become the organizing conflict of Middle East geopolitics: American and Israeli strikes, Iranian retaliation by drone and proxy, and a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz that keeps ...
Ethiopia's new war in Tigray now runs through three disputes: the Nile, the Red Sea, and Sudan's war.
Ethiopia's new war in Tigray now runs through three disputes: the Nile, the Red Sea, and Sudan's war.
In ordinary times, an oil tanker leaving the Gulf has an obvious route to market. It passes through the Strait of Hormuz and enters the Indian Ocean. For Saudi oil destined for the West, there is ...
In February 2025, Washington deferred threatened tariffs after Mexico agreed to send 10,000 troops to the border. Pressure obtained a deployable concession. It could not, by itself, produce ...