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Straitened Times: War, Oil and the Unravelling of Globalisation

The ongoing Iran conflict is a systemic shock that exposes how fragile the world economy becomes when chokepoints close and diplomacy fails. “Arthasya mūlam karma,” wrote Kautilya, wealth is the root of all human endeavour. It is a maxim that...
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Riyadh, 1973: The Great Energy Shock and Unravelling of the West

The ongoing Iran war has unleashed one of the most severe energy shocks in decades. Our five-part series explores decisive moments when turmoil in the energy world changed the trajectory of geopolitics. Barrels and Power - Part 4 With no...
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Baghdad, 1960: Seven Sisters, Oil Rebels and Fall of an Oligarchy

The ongoing Iran war has unleashed one of the most severe energy shocks in decades. Our five-part series explores decisive moments when turmoil in the energy world changed the trajectory of geopolitics. Barrels and Power - Part 3 Enrico Mattei...
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Tehran, 1953: The Coup That Changed Oil Politics

The ongoing Iran war has unleashed one of the most severe energy shocks in decades. Our five-part series explores decisive moments when turmoil in the energy world changed the trajectory of geopolitics. Barrels and Power - Part 2 The coup...
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Baku, 1901: The Birth of Energy Geopolitics

Barrels and Power – PART 1 The ongoing Iran war has unleashed one of the most severe energy shocks in decades. Our five-part series explores decisive moments when turmoil in the energy world changed the trajectory of geopolitics. The Caspian...
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