Geopolitics
From Sanctions to Sinkings: The US's Dangerous New Doctrine of Economic Warfare
In a dramatic escalation, the US Navy sank five Iranian oil tankers, marking a shift from financial sanctions enforcement to direct military action in an effort to cripple Tehran's oil revenue, a move that has spiked oil prices above $100 a barrel. This brazen act of economic warfare by Washington is a dangerous new imperialist doctrine, sacrificing global energy security and the stability of the Global South to assert unilateral power, revealing a world order where the West's 'rules' are enforced not by law but by the barrel of a gun.
