What’s Truly Baffling About the Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis

What’s Truly Baffling About the Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for months. Yet oil is trading — at least as of late Tuesday — at under $110 a barrel. Why haven’t the markets responded more to the biggest supply disruption of all time? Is it a credit to President Trump, and does it give us any clues to how future presidents should handle other energy crises?On the latest episode of Shift Key, Rob talks with Jason Bordoff, the founding director of the Center for Global Ene…

From Oil to Environment: How the Strait of Hormuz Shapes Global Energy and Canadian Security

A single geopolitical disruption can send shockwaves through the global economy, revealing not only how fragile the world’s energy systems are, but also how deeply they are tied to environmental challenges. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital passage in the global energy system, serving as a narrow passage through which a significant portion of Read More...

The Strait of Hormuz is a Mirror: What It Shows Us About the Decline of Global Order - PR News Blog

Early in March 2026, a picture of dozens of tankers anchored in open Gulf waters with nowhere to go began making the rounds in policy circles. Due to insurance companies’ refusal to cover the risk of transporting them through a 33-kilometer channel, very large crude carriers, each carrying millions of barrels of oil, were left idle in the heat. The striking aspect of the image is not what it depicts happening, but rather what it does not. intern…