There's less than a week left to design the poster to represent Uncharted Territories. Entries close on July 22 and the winner will be announced on August 5, 2026. The UAE left OPEC and left the group on May 1st. UAE is OPEC’s 3rd largest producer of oil at 14% of the total. The US is now irrelevant in Ukraine because of SpaceX's Starlink. Kazakhstan has downgraded Russian in its constitution.
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Klemens Fischer believes the recent Ukrainian attacks on Russia are having an impact politically and psychologically on Vladimir Putin's regime. Attacks on refineries and oil infrastructure put a strain on Russia's war economy. Fischer does not expect the war to end soon, as long as Russia can maintain its war economy it will not force Ukraine to come to the negotiating table.
Sergey Lavrov believes that the Strait of Hormuz could be closed, which would harm international trade, particularly the global oil market. Russia supports the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, but both sides accuse each other of violations and missile exchanges, so security risks remain.
Tesla looks like it's going to gap to the downside at the open on Friday. The market has been sideways for the better part of a year. Tesla has earnings next Wednesday and now finds itself threatening the $383 region, an area that’s been important multiple times in the past.
Dubai port operator DP World plans to expand port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard of United Arab Emirates. Gulf-wide effort to reduce strategic dependence on Strait of Hormuz following the Iran war. Government and energy firms are investing in alternative pipelines, ports and overland corridors to reroute trade and hydrocarbon exports.
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs magazine has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts since its founding. It is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Penguin Books.
Fatih Birol is the head of the International Energy Agency. He warned that energy security is under serious threat unless efforts by the United States and Iran lead to improved oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Birol's comments came after the US intensified attacks on Iran, carrying out a sixth night of strikes. Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at Washington's allies in the region.
Ukraine hit two tankers, a tugboat, patrol ship Svetlyak, oil terminal and Slavneft-Yanos refinery overnight. Tu-95 strategic bomber at Engels air base 800 km from the front was destroyed. Russian dry cargo ship raised its hatch cover vertically to protect the bridge, only for the drone to attack from behind. Russia restored the destroyed railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the village of Rozdolne.
Rystad Energy revised its U.S.-Iran scenario framework 'following a renewed deterioration in security conditions around the Strait of Hormuz'. Brent crude has climbed above $85 per barrel, from $72 at the start of the month, as maritime attacks resumed and Washington reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports. Rystad's base case scenario is a narrow deal and a managed strait.
There's less than a week left to design the poster to represent Uncharted Territories. Entries close on July 22 and the winner will be announced on August 5, 2026. The UAE left OPEC and left the group on May 1st. UAE is OPEC’s 3rd largest producer of oil at 14% of the total. The US is now irrelevant in Ukraine because of SpaceX's Starlink. Kazakhstan has downgraded Russian in its constitution.
Geopolitical Futures is a free newsletter with weekly analysis from New York Times bestselling author George Friedman and a global team of analysts. It includes special offers and reports on Turkey, Iran, and the future of the Middle East. Sign up now to receive the special report on Turkey and Iran.
Klemens Fischer believes the recent Ukrainian attacks on Russia are having an impact politically and psychologically on Vladimir Putin's regime. Attacks on refineries and oil infrastructure put a strain on Russia's war economy. Fischer does not expect the war to end soon, as long as Russia can maintain its war economy it will not force Ukraine to come to the negotiating table.
Sergey Lavrov believes that the Strait of Hormuz could be closed, which would harm international trade, particularly the global oil market. Russia supports the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, but both sides accuse each other of violations and missile exchanges, so security risks remain.
Tesla looks like it's going to gap to the downside at the open on Friday. The market has been sideways for the better part of a year. Tesla has earnings next Wednesday and now finds itself threatening the $383 region, an area that’s been important multiple times in the past.
Dubai port operator DP World plans to expand port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard of United Arab Emirates. Gulf-wide effort to reduce strategic dependence on Strait of Hormuz following the Iran war. Government and energy firms are investing in alternative pipelines, ports and overland corridors to reroute trade and hydrocarbon exports.
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs magazine has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts since its founding. It is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Penguin Books.
Fatih Birol is the head of the International Energy Agency. He warned that energy security is under serious threat unless efforts by the United States and Iran lead to improved oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Birol's comments came after the US intensified attacks on Iran, carrying out a sixth night of strikes. Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at Washington's allies in the region.
Ukraine hit two tankers, a tugboat, patrol ship Svetlyak, oil terminal and Slavneft-Yanos refinery overnight. Tu-95 strategic bomber at Engels air base 800 km from the front was destroyed. Russian dry cargo ship raised its hatch cover vertically to protect the bridge, only for the drone to attack from behind. Russia restored the destroyed railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the village of Rozdolne.
Rystad Energy revised its U.S.-Iran scenario framework 'following a renewed deterioration in security conditions around the Strait of Hormuz'. Brent crude has climbed above $85 per barrel, from $72 at the start of the month, as maritime attacks resumed and Washington reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports. Rystad's base case scenario is a narrow deal and a managed strait.