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Workers install solar panels with a crane at the CNNC Tianwan tidal flat photovoltaic power plant in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on April 19, 2026.

Energy Security Electrostates vs. petrostates: The US, China, and the Hormuz energy shock

Scott M. Moore

August 10, 2026

An Iranian national flag is placed by the rubble of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7, 2026.

Iran Blowback: How the Iran war may change the world

Experts from across Brookings analyze the long-term implications of the war and provide policy recommendations for decisionmakers in Washington and around the world.

June 24, 2026

Employees of Basra Oil Company, work at the Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on April 29, 2026.

Energy Markets & Governance From chokepoint to crisis: The Strait of Hormuz and global oil markets

Samantha Gross, Ryan Beane

June 8, 2026

A man views the low water inlet of the river upstream of the Amir Kabir dam along the Karaj river in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range on June 1, 2025.

Middle East & North Africa Water, not oil, is the Middle East’s most precious commodity

Scott M. Moore

May 18, 2026

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