The ongoing conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran recalls one of the most famous episodes of the Peloponnesian war, where hubris paved the way for disaster.

Delving into the data on lost oil volumes transiting the Strait of Hormuz, strategic reserves around the world, and how the ...

A new trade deal with the United States demonstrates how Indonesia’s nickel sector is no longer merely an industrial policy instrument – it is a geopolitical lever.

China’s clean-energy exports are dominating in the Global South, such that it is now being called an ‘electrostate.’ But this economic success story is giving rise to new political dependencies that ...

A new antidumping duty targeting Russian palladium seeks to insulate US domestic capacity of a critical mineral that plays an ...

Israeli strikes on Iran: recent attacks on critical water and energy infrastructure, evidence of Iran’s ‘mosaic defense’ in ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has moved from contingency planning into operational reality, unleashing cascading effects across a swathe of commodities markets.

While the ongoing campaign by the United States and Israel has relied primarily on aerial strikes to degrade the Islamic Republic’s leadership, infrastructure, and military capabilities, recent ...

Short-term, the policy of arming and supporting ethnic proxies could hasten the demise of the Islamic regime in Iran. But the longer-term blowback against US interests may not be worth the risk.

Examining over 75 years of relations between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) – a core relationship characterized by a mix of empowerment and constraint.