The escalating conflict in the Gulf is no longer just a geopolitical story. It has become a manufacturing story. For North Africa and the wider Mediterranean industrial corridor, the disruption of key shipping routes and energy flows is exposing how vulnerable regional production systems remain to external shocks. What began
The escalating conflict in the Gulf is no longer just a geopolitical story. It has become a manufacturing story. For North Africa and the wider Mediterranean industrial corridor, the disruption of key shipping routes and energy flows is exposing how vulnerable regional production systems remain to external shocks. What began
The world is facing what some may call the worst energy crisis in recent memory. The scale of disruption is already severe and could worsen if current conditions persist. Compared to previous oil crises, this shock exceeds oil price but a dramatic reduction in supply restraining both consumers and global
The world is facing what some may call the worst energy crisis in recent memory. The scale of disruption is already severe and could worsen if current conditions persist. Compared to previous oil crises, this shock exceeds oil price but a dramatic reduction in supply restraining both consumers and global
We are witnessing the most profound transformation in the global automotive industry’s history. With Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, particlualrly in more developed nationes like the US and Europe give way to electrical vehicles (EVs), while manufacturers are navigating: geopolitical shocks; supply chain vulnerabilities; regulatory changes; and the impact on
We are witnessing the most profound transformation in the global automotive industry’s history. With Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, particlualrly in more developed nationes like the US and Europe give way to electrical vehicles (EVs), while manufacturers are navigating: geopolitical shocks; supply chain vulnerabilities; regulatory changes; and the impact on
In a striking geopolitical reversal, a crude oil tanker carrying Iranian oil is headed to India for the first time since May 2019. The shipment, nearly 600,000 barrels aboard the Eswatini-flagged vessel Ping Shun, is expected to dock at Vadinar in Gujarat by 4 April, marking a significant shift in
In a striking geopolitical reversal, a crude oil tanker carrying Iranian oil is headed to India for the first time since May 2019. The shipment, nearly 600,000 barrels aboard the Eswatini-flagged vessel Ping Shun, is expected to dock at Vadinar in Gujarat by 4 April, marking a significant shift in
There is something quietly extraordinary buried in the IMF’s routine credit data for March 2026. As of 31 March, the government of President Daniel Chapo had zero credit outstanding with the Fund, following a repayment of 514 million Special Drawing Rights , roughly $700 million. Mozambique is the only country
The word "weapon" has become so routinely attached to sexual violence in conflict reporting that it risks losing its precision. In Sudan, precision is exactly what is required. What Médecins Sans Frontières documented in its latest report from Darfur is not the incidental brutality of undisciplined fighters. It is a