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Global power dynamics, conflicts, and international relations
On February 28, 2026, nearly 900 airstrikes hit Iran in 12 hours. The Strait of Hormuz shut down. Oil prices surged. The world woke up to a reality that economists had been warning about for months: geopolitics is the economy, and the economy is about to break.
Water is the new oil. From Nestle's privatization playbook to the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer, from lithium extraction in South America to geopolitical conflicts over the Nile -- the battle for water is reshaping the global power map.
The U.S. banned advanced chip exports to China. TSMC became the most strategically important company in the world. The $600 billion semiconductor industry is now the central front in the geopolitical competition between superpowers.