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A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important economic chokepoints, and it has just been closed off by the conflict in Iran.
The rise in the oil price so far complicates the outlook, but does not resemble past energy crises.
Qatar, the UAE and other Gulf nations have spent years cultivating an image of being an oasis of stability in the Mideast. The current war risks undoing all that work.
Oil prices are responding to risk – not just supply shortages.
Oil isn’t a normal commodity – it shapes politics around the world.
Iran has warned it could close down the strait, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits each day.
The attack has come in the middle of talks between Washington and Tehran.
The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil trade.
Why did Trump change his mind and join the Israeli air campaign? What does the rest of the word think? What will Iran do in response?
The Middle East crisis continues to escalate and a decision to close the strait of Hormuz is a dangerous moment.
Despite not relying on Iran for its oil supplies, petrol and other prices in Australia will rise due to the global impact of the Israel–Iranian war.
With the Panama Canal in drought and the Strait of Hormuz also vulnerable to Iran, global trade routes are under severe pressure.
With a nuclear deal set to expire, ongoing tensions in the region and an uncertain US presidential election, there may soon be an increase in hostilities in the Gulf region.
The assassination of the Iranian general could have lasting effects on energy markets. Which countries could benefit from it and which could be negatively affected?
Some of the major events in US-Iran relations highlight the differences between the nations’ views, but others presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
Any disruption to shipping in the narrow seaway could impact oil prices and ratchet up geopolitical tensions.
During his week in the United States, the PM tied himself to Trump to a remarkable degree. Though, the Washington days were better than later appearances, which saw Morrison open the China debate.
Michelle Grattan reflects on Tim Fischer’s personal and political legacy, and discusses the kind of leader Scott Morrison is with the anniversary of his prime ministership approaching on Saturday.
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