Global Macro

As part of its recent first-quarter Energy Survey, the Dallas branch of the U.S.

Terrific briefing here from Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill.

Germany once had about 22 GW of nuclear power, producing over 160 TWh annually at a reasonable cost and with no emissions.

The Australian press has gloried in the failure of American (or at least Trumpian) policy in the Middle East.

Over the last 60 years, the amount of oil required to generate $1,000 worth of GDP output has fallen by approximately 94.2%, from 5.3 barrels per dollar in 1965 to 0.3 barrels in 2024.

When the Germans began their push towards Stalingrad in June 1942, the bombing campaign on the city by the Luftwaffe was a significant element in the strategy to secure the city that bore the name of their enemy’s leader.

As much of the world attempts to come to terms with what, by some metrics, is the largest interruption to global oil supplies in history, much of the emphasis from analysts and geopolitical commentators has been on China.

Throughout human history, the psychology of nation leaders has often been just as pivotal in shaping the outcomes that define the geopolitical landscape as almost any other factor.

Only 8 weeks ago, when it came to US President Donald Trump, our focus was on Greenland.

As the crisis in the Middle East continues and the volume of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains a relative trickle, a tangled web of commerce and diplomacy continues to deliver oil from the Persian Gulf to customers throughout the world, overwhelmingly in Asia.

On Tuesday night (Australian time), U.S.

As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and escalate, propaganda and false claims are proliferating, proving that the first casualty of war is always the truth.

After an Easter weekend of madness (literally), there is little hope of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to material hydrocarbon volumes for another month.

As the war in the Middle East and throttling of maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz continue, each passing day brings more news of nations seeking to secure their own domestic energy and food security.

Amidst an environment increasingly defined by crisis-driven reality smacking policymakers in the face, the failure of decades of Australian policymakers to prepare a resilient energy security policy is being laid bare.

Goldman Sachs analyst Joseph Briggs recently contended that artificial intelligence could potentially automate tasks that account for 25% of all work hours in the US and 6% to 7% of all jobs.

At 10:44AM (Australia Eastern Daylight Time) on Sunday, U.S.

When the Gallipoli campaign was first conceived of during the First World War by First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, it was seen as a bold but viable plan to knock the Ottoman Empire out of the war and allow the Entente to focus its forces more heavily on the Western Front.

In a recent interview with the U.K.’s Financial Times, U.S.

  When all is said and done, the RBA can do 3 things this Tuesday It can lift rates It can leave rates alone It can drop them The last is the easiest to dismiss.

Proponents of high immigration claim that it is necessary to alleviate purported labour shortages.

As the war in the Middle East continues to drag on, the Trump Administration is seeking a means by which it can be brought to a swift conclusion.

Since the latest round of conflict in the Middle East kicked off on the 28th of February, the cost of a barrel of oil (WTI) has risen by $23.98 compared with the final close of markets prior to the war, representing a rise in oil prices of 35.6%.

President Donald J. Trump oversees Operation Epic Fury at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 28, 2026. (White House photo by Daniel Torok) We have become spectators in the demolition of an era.