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The world does not need a formal oil embargo to feel an energy shock. It only needs a prolonged crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow corridor that carries a huge share of the planet’s oil and gas. In recent days, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned …
March, 2026
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12 March
How the Iran War Is Destabilizing the Global Economy
The war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Iran is often framed as a military confrontation or a strategic gamble in the Middle East. But its most immediate battlefield may not be Tehran or the Gulf. It is the …
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12 March
Gulf States Bear the Fallout of a War They Didn’t Start
The war triggered by strikes from the United States and Israel against Iran is increasingly exposing tensions between Washington and its Gulf Arab partners, as governments across the region grapple with the economic and security consequences of a conflict they say they neither initiated nor supported. According to …
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12 March
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
Sana Khan The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent decades. For Beijing, the conflict is not merely a regional security crisis but a structural challenge to a strategy that has relied …
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12 March
Can Türkiye Prevent a Wider Middle East War? A Conflict at Risk of Regional Expansion
Enes Batu Hez The Middle East does not drift toward war. It gets pushed. And right now, the pushing is coming from multiple directions simultaneously—which is precisely what makes the current moment different from the crises that preceded it. The confrontation between Israel, the United States, and Iran …
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12 March
Europe Gas Recovery Faces Setback
Europe began 2026 with a surge in gas-fired electricity production, raising hopes among liquefied natural gas exporters that the region was regaining its previous appetite for natural gas. Utilities in the largest European markets increased generation to multi-year highs during the early months of the year. Despite this …
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12 March
Russia Is Not Watching Iran — It Is Exploiting It
Ivan Turulin The bombing of Iran by the United States and Israel did not produce an instant collapse of the ayatollah regime and has created the risk of a prolonged escalation in the Middle East, with no clear U.S. exit strategy from this conflict. Russia, for which Iran …
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9 March
Al-Makakhleh: A Russian Draft Resolution Before the UN Security Council to Halt Military Activities in the Middle East
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The Geostrategic Media Center has obtained, from diplomatic sources, a draft resolution prepared by the mission of Russia, which was circulated Sunday evening among members of the United Nations Security Council. The draft calls for an immediate halt to armed clashes and military escalation in …
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9 March
Michelino: Operation Epic Fury: A New Architecture of Regime Change
Arthur Michelino On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran, killed the Supreme Leader, and announced regime change as the operational objective. This from an administration that had built its foreign policy identity on the explicit promise to stay out …
