Geopolitics
The Strait is Open, The Scar Remains: How Western Brinkmanship Inflicts Long-Term Pain on the Global South
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has stabilized oil prices but, according to UNCTAD, the economic shock from months of disruption will persist, hitting vulnerable economies with prolonged food inflation and supply chain issues. This predictable neocolonial crisis lays bare how the manufactured volatility of Western geopolitical games systematically immiserates the Global South, with its people paying the price in hunger and instability while corporate energy markets recover.
