The Iran War Is Fueling a Global Debt Shock by Moussa Faki Mahamat
Once again, a global crisis is disproportionately burdening countries that did not cause it. Across the Global South, the food-…
What Price Hormuz?
Donald Trump has three primary objectives in the Persian Gulf: unwind the Iranian nuclear program, permanently reopen the Strait of…
The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order by Rabah Arezki & Tarik M. Yousef
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC is the clearest expression yet of its desire to break from the…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
What went right this week: the life-saving malaria jab, plus more
Malaria vaccine ‘significantly reducing’ child deaths African countries that were first to roll out a breakthrough malaria vaccine have seen…
Is the Global Financial System Making the Hormuz Shock Worse? by Hanan Morsy
en English Economics May 8, 2026 Hanan Morsy The existing global financial architecture was supposed to ensure stability by providing…
How the conflict in Iran is an accidental green swan
The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. The single event most likely…
The World Needs an Oil Buyers’ Club by Isabella M. Weber & Gregor Semieniuk
As the world is plunged into another energy crisis, market allocation is leading to grossly unjust outcomes, as the rich…
Fossil-Fuel Investments Are a Fiduciary Risk by Nicole Martens
The Iran war has reminded everyone, but especially Africans, of the structural instability of fossil-fuel prices. For African trustees, directors,…
Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel phase-out summit
Forty-six countries, including major oil, coal and gas producers such as Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway, have confirmed they will…
Iran’s Energy-Warfare Strategy
In its response to Operation Epic Fury, Iran appears to be exploiting the structural fragility of the global energy trade,…
Gas flaring soars in Niger Delta post-Shell, afflicting communities
There are days when the sulphur-like, toxic smell coming from the nearby oil facilities is so potent that Azuh Chinenye…