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Israel and Turkey Call Dibs on Syria
It’s always something in the Middle East…and today, it’s Syria. Israel and Turkey are competing over what comes next for this country. Syria is creeping
The U.S. Chooses Favorites: North Korea over South Korea
I’m not sure how crossed your wires have to be to side with North Korea over South Korea, but that’s exactly what Trump did over
The Collapse of the World’s Strategic Straits – Part 2
Should Iran manage to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a toll-based waterway, what does the domino effect look like? There are a handful of
Ukraine’s Flamingos Crush Russia’s Space Program
Ukraine sent a flamboyance of Flamingos (cruise missiles, not those pink things) and struck a Russian space complex in Samara. This complex was responsible for
The Collapse of the World’s Strategic Straits
The Strait of Hormuz needs a new model for running things, but copy/pasting the voluntary system used in the Strait of Malacca isn’t going to
Moving Beyond the Patriot Missile
The U.S. is hesitant to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles locally, partially to protect U.S. military IP, but more so because it doesn’t want
A Post-American Alliance for the Middle East
Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are entertaining a NATO-style mutual defense pact. While this alliance might not be practical at this moment, it’s a much
The Shadow Fleet Is Sinking
The first of Russia and Iran’s aging shadow fleet is sinking. The tanker is carrying ~1 million barrels of crude bound for India, but that
Russia Loses Its Foothold in Syria
Russia’s strongest military foothold and gateway in the Middle East is now gone. Russia has agreed to end its presence at the Latakia airport and
Is This the End of U.S. Biofuels?
The U.S. ethanol mandate in the early aughts reshaped American agriculture by tying corn production to fuel production; this saw corn demand double, with roughly
Global Energy Stressors: Can Anybody Help?
Are there any countries that might be able to ease the global energy stress? Saudi Arabia might be able to ramp up output, but Houthi
Global Energy Stressors: Can Shale Save the World
The U.S. shale revolution transformed global energy, but that period of explosive growth is over. Existing pipelines and export infrastructure have reached capacity, meaning future
Global Energy Stressors: Europe’s Oil Supply Problem
As Europe shifts away from Russian natural gas, they have turned to LNG from Qatar to fill the void. Unfortunately, that pivot has brought on
Global Energy Stressors: Kazakh Oil Exports
Global energy markets are all over the place. So, we’re doing a short series on the major energy stressors across the globe and how this
Why I Don’t Worry About Cyberattacks (for the most part)
Despite China’s growing military, it remains constrained by geography and dependent upon U.S. secured trade routes. Even if China manages to expand its Navy to
The Limits of China’s Military Reach
Despite China’s growing military, it remains constrained by geography and dependent upon U.S. secured trade routes. Even if China manages to expand its Navy to