Geopolitics
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Northern Sea Route’s Economic Lifeline Endangered by Military Drawdown
MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia’s strategic push to develop the Northern Sea Route is advancing on multiple fronts,…
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Russia’s Energy Leverage: How Fuel Exports Fund the War in Ukraine
MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia’s role in the European energy sector has undergone a fundamental recalibration since the…
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Strait of Hormuz Disruption: Scenarios and Global Response
WASHINGTON, July 15 — A partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz could remove 5 to 10 million…
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Strait of Hormuz: History of World’s Key Oil Chokepoint
TEHRAN, July 15 — The waters of the Strait of Hormuz have a long memory, and for the…
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Critical Strait of Hormuz remains vital yet volatile global oil route
MUSCAT, July 15 — The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most strategically vital waterways, and…
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US, Allies Intensify Global Race to Break China’s Rare Earth Grip
BEIJING, July 14 — Global rare earth oxide production reached an estimated 350,000 metric tons in 2023, with…
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OPEC and the Geopolitics of Oil: How a Cartel Shapes Global Power
VIENNA, July 14 — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the cartel that controls a massive share…
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Economic Impact: Disruption of Russian Oil and Petrochemical Exports
MOSCOW, July 14 — Against this backdrop of sustained Western sanctions and a grinding war of attrition, Russia’s…
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Strategic Strait of Hormuz: Global Energy’s Vulnerable Chokepoint
DUBAI, July 14 — The proposed cargo fee that threatened to rattle global shipping lanes through the Strait…
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Western sanctions and drone strikes erode Russia’s energy revenues
MOSCOW, July 14 — Russia’s energy sector, long the financial backbone of the Kremlin’s war machine, is showing…
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Ryazan Oil Refinery: Key Fuel Supplier for Russian Military
RYAZAN, July 14 — The shift is unmistakable: a Soviet-era refinery, built when the Kremlin’s energy strategy was…
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Rubio Scraps Fee Plan for World’s Vital Oil Passage
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The figure that matters is zero. The proposed Strait of Hormuz cargo fee, a…
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Key Players: Tatneft and Sibur – Russia’s Energy Giants Under Fire
LONDON, July 14 — The shift is quietly reshaping the industrial geography of Russia’s war economy. Two of…
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Ancient Roots to Mega-Plants: Desalination Supplies Millions
RIYADH, July 14 — The geopolitics of water is quietly reshaping strategic calculations across the Middle East and…
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Nizhnekamskneftekhim: Russia’s Top Petrochemical Hub’s Strategic Role
LONDON — A drone strike on January 23, 2025, at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex in Tatarstan, Russia, exposed…
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U.S.-Iran Conflict Risks Global Oil via Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 14 — The narrow waterway that carries about 20% of the world’s daily oil supply is…
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Iran Sanctions, War Risk Threaten Global Oil Prices
TEHRAN, July 14 — Iran’s oil exports have been slashed to a fraction of their former volume, and…
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Iran’s Oil Standoff Threatens Global Energy Stability
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The economic confrontation between the United States and Iran carries global consequences that extend…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei shapes global gasoline prices, energy flows
TEHRAN, July 13 — For communities across Asia watching the Strait of Hormuz, the figure of Iran’s Supreme…
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Strait of Hormuz: Vital Oil Chokepoint Faces Growing Strategic Risks
DUBAI, July 13 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow 33-kilometer-wide waterway between Iran and Oman, has long…
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U.S. Proposes Strait of Hormuz Oil Transit Levy, Global Markets Brace for Impact
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The United States is considering a maritime blockade of a strategic strait, a move…
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Ukrainian Strikes on Shadow Fleet Raise Global Oil Prices
LONDON, July 13 — The shift is already underway in global oil markets, and it is being driven…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz vital for global oil supply, shipping safety
MANAMA, July 13 — For communities across Asia, the steady flow of energy that powers daily life passes…
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz toll sparks global oil market jitters
WASHINGTON, July 13 — For the families in Japan, India, and South Korea, the price of a tank…
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