Geopolitics
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Russia Now Imports Fuel as War Economy Hits Its Limits
MOSCOW, July 10 — Vladimir Putin has now been in power in Russia for more than two decades,…
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Asia Builds Strategic Oil Reserves Closer to Home After Hormuz Crisis
Tokyo, September 4 — Six months after the United States and Israel went to war with Iran, Asian…
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A 1982 Barrel Count in a 2026 War Market: Reading the SPR’s New Low
WASHINGTON, July 8 — The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at its lowest level since 1983, a stark…
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Northern Sea Route Cargo Is Growing, but Experts Doubt It Can Rival Suez
MOSCOW, July 18 — Against the backdrop of shifting global trade routes and accelerating Arctic ice melt, the…
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China Remains the World’s Biggest Energy Consumer, With Coal Still Supplying Half
BEIJING, August 4 — China’s economic footprint in global energy markets remains immense, with data from early 2024…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure of 2026: What the Chokepoint Is and What Shutting It Cost
WASHINGTON D.C., August 1 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the…
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1973 Arab Oil Embargo Pushed Crude Prices Up Nearly 300 Percent
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1 — History records a clear precedent for how significant disruptions to global oil supply…
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Iran War Oil Shock Hits Asia Hardest as Brent Swings Between $72 and $118
MANILA, July 30 — The global petroleum industry is bracing for a new shockwave after U.S. military strikes…
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet: How Aging Tankers Evade Western Oil Sanctions
BRUSSELS, July 16 — Against this backdrop of escalating economic warfare, the European Union’s 21st sanctions package has…
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U.S.–Iran Escalation Threatens Global Oil Supply, Prices
WASHINGTON, July 30 — The resumption of U.S. strikes against Iran, following the initial missile attack, has pushed…
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Sanctions on Russia: From the 2014 Crimea Measures to the 2022 Invasion and After
BRUSSELS, July 27 — The tally of international sanctions on Russia has now passed 16,000 since 2022. On…
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Iran’s Attack on Israel Pushes Oil, Gas and Gold Higher as Markets Brace
Against the backdrop of the Persian Gulf’s shimmering strategic waterways, the Strait of Hormuz once again occupies the…
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Oil Hits Two-Week High as Hormuz Stays Shut and US Lets Russian Waiver Lapse
GENEVA, July 25 — The US Treasury issued a 60-day waiver on sanctions covering Iranian oil exports on…
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Starlink’s role in modern warfare raises policy concerns
KYIV, July 25 — In the tangled geography of modern warfare, where a signal from space can tilt…
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Houthi Blockade of Saudi Arabia Pushes Brent Crude Above $100 a Barrel
RIYADH, July 20 — The Houthi blockade declaration in the Red Sea has sent a jolt through global…
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Bab el-Mandeb Strait: the narrow gate that carries Gulf oil toward Suez
CAIRO, July 22 — The Bab el-Mandeb strait, a 20-mile-wide maritime passage whose Arabic name translates to “Gate…
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Trump adds Abraham Accords condition a day after US-Saudi nuclear agreement is signed
WASHINGTON, July 22 — On a sun-baked July afternoon, the long-simmering civilian nuclear pact between the United States…
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US-Saudi 123 nuclear agreement: what it allows on enrichment and what critics say
WASHINGTON, July 22 — The Trump administration has submitted a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress,…
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OPEC+ keeps output steady despite rising geopolitical tensions
VIENNA, July 21 — The 23-nation OPEC+ alliance holds a spare production capacity of roughly 4 to 5…
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Bab el-Mandeb: Critical chokepoint for global oil and trade
CAIRO, July 21 — The Bab el-Mandeb strait, a narrow chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf…
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U.S. oil reserve falls to its lowest level since 1983 as Trump releases barrels
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The underground salt caverns of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, buried deep in the earth…
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Hormuz squeeze pushes Southeast Asian states toward Russian oil as fuel prices soar
MANILA, July 20 — For communities across Southeast Asia, the fuel that powers daily life—from motorbikes in Hanoi…
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Strait of Hormuz: 104-mile chokepoint central to 2026 energy crisis
MUSCAT, July 20 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the open…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Drives Fuel Prices and Subsidy Bills Up Across Southeast Asia
MANILA, July 20 — For the ten economies of Southeast Asia, a hypothetical closure of the Strait of…
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