“Iran is forcing countries to choose between Western alignment and energy stability.”
Browsing: Trade
Militarizing the “Gate of Tears” threatens global globalization, driving up shipping costs and pushing regional actors toward permanent isolation.
China dominates Latin American trade and infrastructure. US needs DFC, Ex-Im Bank, and fair arbitration to compete. Carrots, not just sticks.
Brent crude spikes 25%, Brazil’s corn and fertilizer imports face disruption, and the region absorbs economic fallout while lacking political agency.
Trade deal shackles Indonesia’s Iran response as economic dependence on US overrides traditional non-aligned foreign policy stance.
Nuclear canal fantasy exposes fraying global trade order as Hormuz blockage accelerates shift toward autarkic blocs and American retreat.
Trump’s failed trade war retreats to “strategic stability” as US expands Middle East, accelerating China’s rise.
War tests economic resilience as UAE maintains connectivity, determining which regional partnerships survive post-conflict.
North Africa is positioning itself as a strategic bridge between resource-rich sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
Indonesia’s U.S. trade deal includes a sanctions clause that could strain its independent foreign policy and Middle East partnerships.