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The reputational damage that India might inflict on the US through these means isn’t comparable to the economic damage that the US’ tariffs sought to inflict on India but it’s still a “plausibly deniable” form of retaliation. Indian Minister of…

Hormuz, Marcos Jr., the United States, China and the Energy Fragility of the Asian Protectorate “A country may have its own flag and still discover that its fuel depends on other people’s wars.” The Philippines is an archipelago of more…

The International Monetary Fund issued a chilling warning that oil and gas prices might rise 100 to 200 percent, respectively, in 2026-2027 if the US-Israel and Iran war continues with the current severe economic fallout. Bangladesh sourced nearly half of…

“The oil may belong to a country.” “But power begins where that oil can be authorized, validated, and converted into system.” Venezuela is not an isolated case nor a regional anomaly, but a point of convergence where the United States…

Oil, Geopolitics and the New Global Energy Transition “Energy has always been more than fuel. It is the hidden architecture of power.” Key Figures 303 billion barrels Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves in the world, representing roughly 17%…

The “politically inconvenient” truth is that the US is unilaterally reshaping the world order in a bid to restore unipolarity, and regardless of one’s opinion about this, it’s objectively achieved some tangible progress as of late. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett…

This is due to US-imposed pressure, which isn’t the same from Russia’s perspective as voluntary vassal-like compliance with the US’ demands, thus maintaining their mutual trust under these circumstances. Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar denied rumors of India banning…

A new US license is being interpreted as prohibiting Venezuelan energy companies from transactions with China among other countries, which if true, could lead to India purchasing the 642,000 barrels of oil per day that China imported on average last…

In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme…

Redirecting Iran’s oil exports from China to India in exchange for partial US sanctions relief could avert another American attack by satisfying its goal of depriving China of some of the resources that it requires for maintaining its rapid superpower…