Ship-to-ship transfers, AIS blackouts, and tanker identity swaps allow sanctioned oil to disappear at sea and reappear in global markets with a new origin.
Hundreds of aging tankers quietly move sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela outside Western regulation. If the U.S. shuts down the shadow fleet, global energy markets could face a major shock
Oil surges toward $100 as Middle East tensions disrupt global supply. Markets react as governments consider the largest strategic oil reserve release in history.
Oil surges toward $100 as Middle East tensions disrupt global supply. Markets react as governments consider the largest strategic oil reserve release in history.
Ship-to-ship transfers, AIS blackouts, and tanker identity swaps allow sanctioned oil to disappear at sea and reappear in global markets with a new origin.
Hundreds of aging tankers quietly move sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela outside Western regulation. If the U.S. shuts down the shadow fleet, global energy markets could face a major shock
From the banks of the Danube, geopolitics feels less like policy and more like performance. A personal letter from Budapest as Hungary moves toward the 2026 election — pragmatic, polarised, and persistently independent.
Canada launches a new strategic partnership with China under PM Mark Carney, cutting agri‑food tariffs, opening EV imports, and expanding clean energy cooperation amid global uncertainty.
The 2030s mark a global AI arms race reshaping geopolitics, warfare, and surveillance. Nations like the U.S., China, and Russia are deploying AI in defense, cyberwarfare, and intelligence, raising ethical concerns and risking global instability amid a lack of unified regulations and oversight.
