United States & Iran — Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
The Islamabad Talks and Their CollapseWhat Happened? Weekend talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran ended without a deal. A source close to the negotiations said the two sides came…
Africa Faces Imminent Inflation Shock
Estimates by the International Energy Agency indicate that the conflict linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the largest disruption to global energy supplies in modern…
North Africa in Motion: Three Pressure Points Reshaping the Maghreb
The Strategic Frame The Maghreb rarely makes global headlines as a unified story. It tends to appear in fragments — a tourism statistic here, a parliamentary vote there. But read…
OIL MARKETS & THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: WHEN THE WORLD’S ECONOMIC ARTERY BECOMES A HOSTAGE
What happened? Serious threats now hover over the Strait of Hormuz amid a partial freeze in tanker movement, while OPEC+ has approved only a limited production increase to absorb the…
Tunisia-Saudi Arabia Sign Five Economic Agreements as Tunis Seeks Gulf Investment
The News: Tunisia and Saudi Arabia signed five agreements and memorandums of understanding Sunday during the 12th session of their Joint Committee in Riyadh, covering economic and media sectors. The…