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rotesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria.
What We're Watching

Syrians take to the streets over fuel price hikes, China cracks down on foreign travel for citizens, Panama Canal water levels threaten shipping

Protests rocked several regions of the country after the government on Sunday announced increases of up to 40% for diesel and 30% for gasoline.

Explosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker
Analysis

Why the Houthis are widening the Iran war

The Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea today as part of a blockade on shipping to and from Saudi Arabia through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?
by ian bremmer

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Ian Bremmer analyzes Canada's effort to form a closer alliance with the EU

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight
Quick Take

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer argues that the war between the United States and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with both sides demonstrating they can sustain military and economic pressure without forcing the other to back down. The question is, will this standoff bring them back to the table before the conflict escalates further?

How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply
Graphic Truth

How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply

Shipping in the world’s most crucial oil chokepoint has nearly ground to a halt after at least four tankers were targeted in Iran’s retaliation to US and Israeli strikes on Saturday.

​FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
GZERO North

Port strike could be huge headache

Workers and port authorities on the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States are headed for a potential strike on Oct. 1, which poses a huge threat to American businesses, and a political problem for the government of Joe Biden.

​A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024.
Analysis

It’s not just Baltimore with a bridge problem

Six people are still missing after a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, crumbling the 1.6 mile long bridge in a matter of seconds. Its aftermath will make waves far beyond Baltimore. Here’s how.

Mark Carney sees more problems than solutions emerge from Davos
Analysis

Mark Carney sees more problems than solutions emerge from Davos

GZERO Media caught up with Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, who now serves as chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Bloomberg Inc. (as well as acting as a UN special envoy on climate change), to hear what he picked up in Davos.

The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea.
What We're Watching

Red Sea headwinds: Will they hurt global trade?

In Davos, Yuvraj Narayan, the deputy CEO of Emirati logistics company DP World, warned that the cost of goods heading to Europe from Asia will be significantly higher because of the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

China makes a big move in the South China Sea
News

China makes a big move in the South China Sea

China has deployed a huge flotilla of "fishing" vessels to intimidate the Philippines in the South China Sea. It's a major escalation of Beijing using its "little blue men" militia to do the navy's dirty work in these contested waters.

OVER THE TOP: ARCTIC SHIPPING LANES
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OVER THE TOP: ARCTIC SHIPPING LANES

Last month, the Venta Maersk (pictured above) became the first international container ship to complete the journey from Asia to Europe through the Arctic Circle. Until now, this journey could be made only via the Indian Ocean and through the Suez Canal, or around the Cape of Good Hope and up Africa's west coast.