Beyond the Bypass: ASTRA and the Arabian Peninsula’s New Energy Architecture
ASTRA proposes resilient Arabian Sea energy corridors linking Saudi Arabia and Yemen, bypassing vulnerable chokepoints.
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Analysis
Analysis, reports and commentary from Power & Corridors connected to this topic.
Analysis
IMEC and the New Geography of Corridor Resilience
IMEC’s future depends on resilient networks, not one vulnerable trade route.
Analysis
The Jones Act Debate Is Really About America’s Maritime Capacity Problem
Jones Act waivers expose America’s deeper maritime capacity and shipbuilding weakness.
Maritime
Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors
Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
Analysis
Hormuz, Lebanon and the New Risk Premium for Gulf Stability
The US-Iran memorandum may ease immediate pressure, but renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and Israel-Hezbollah exchanges shows that resilience, not normalisation, is now the central issue.
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The US-Iran MoU: Ships First, Nuclear Later
Hormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.
Analysis
From the Black Sea to Malta: How the Ukraine-Russia War Reached the Mediterranean’s Shadow Fleet
Ukraine’s maritime war now targets Russia’s shadow fleet, exposing salvage and legal gaps.
Defence & Security
Hormuz as a Live Testbed for Unmanned Warfare: Drones, Sea Robots and the New Maritime Battlespace
Hormuz is becoming a live testbed for drones, sea robots, and escalation.
Analysis
Gold, Shipping and Sovereignty: Why Canada’s Hope Bay Mine Matters
A gold mine with wider significance Canada’s Arctic has long been defined by distance, high operating costs and a lack of infrastructure. However, Agnico Eagle’s decision to revive the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut shows how this calculation is beginning to change. On 19 May 2026, the
Analysis
From Desert Logic to Arctic Strategy
Canada needs Arctic statecraft integrating infrastructure, defence development, industry, and realistic limits.
Geopolitics
The Dealmaker’s Trap
Trump’s dealmaking freezes war, preserves leverage, but deepens instability, distrust, and global costs.