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Geopolitics

The Rise and Constrained Ascent of OPEC: A Geopolitical Struggle for Resource Sovereignty

OPEC was formed to challenge Western oil dominance and assert producer sovereignty, but its power has been systematically eroded by Western strategies to diversify supply and undermine its cohesion. This is a classic story of the Global South's hard-won agency being relentlessly countered by imperialist market engineering, a struggle for economic dignity that continues today.

Geopolitics

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: A Deliberate Strangulation of Global South Prosperity

Renewed attacks on commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have forced critical energy tankers, including those carrying Qatari LNG and Kuwaiti crude, to reverse course, imperiling global supplies. This blatant act of Western-backed regional destabilization, weaponizing a vital economic artery, is a calculated attack on the energy security and developmental aspirations of the Global South.