forkingpaths.co/p/the-evolutio…. 'But there’s another lesson we can learn from cephalopods about our own stupidity. What an octopus lacks—which we have in spades—is rigid, stubborn ideology.'

How will geopolitics impact oil markets. Ben Cahill and I take a look at the risks posed by rising tension in the Middle East. csis.org/analysis/oil-m…

Fascism has changed, but it is not dead via Financial Times
Listen to the rhymes! on.ft.com/3PEPhL5

𝟲𝟬-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲: “Washington Wants to See Israel-Gaza War Brought to a Conclusion!” - Raad Alkadiri, Non-Resident Fellow, CSIS

#Israel #Gaza #Washington

Great to be on the show again. Always a treat.

Great article by my old friend James Lynch When soft power is spent: Gaza, Ukraine, and Europeans’ standing in the Arab world: ecfr.eu/article/when-s… via ECFR

Great to be back with Gulf Intelligence for their morning show.

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗾 𝟲𝟬-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲:

'There is a real risk that US & EU move on to different tracks in support for Ukraine!' - Raad Alkadiri, Managing Director - Energy, Climate & Resources, Eurasia Group

#OOTT #oilandgas #markets #US #EU

A pleasure to join the Gulf Intelligence Daily Energy Markets podcast to talk COP28, oil markets, and the 2024 US elections

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗾 𝟲𝟬-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲:

'I think the risk of escalation in the Middle East, of the worst case scenario, is much more real!' - Raad Alkadiri Eurasia Group

#OOTT #oilandgas #Markets #oilprices #geopolitics

A great pleasure to have participated in this lively debate

With respect to the Middle East, the markets are “effectively dismissing that anything could go wrong,” says our expert Raad Alkadiri.

Traders are unlikely to bid up prices unless they see “actual barrels removed” from the market.
nytimes.com/2023/11/09/bus…

Always great to be invited to participate in such a spirited and insightful discussion hosted by the inimitable @Sean_Evers

The Israel-Hamas war has held up a mirror to European powerlessness via Financial Times
⁦Philip Stephens⁩ proves once again he has few equals when it comes to conceptualizing current events on.ft.com/45EL4fx

Why is the Israel-Gaza dispute so intractable? via Financial Times

“A military victory will never achieve a lasting peace. That requires a political solution — the prospects of which have never seemed more distant.” on.ft.com/3Q7WjXZ

The secular left has given way to the religious right on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and as faith has overtaken territory as the main driver, the appetite for compromise has shrunk. gzeromedia.com/viewpoint-how-…

A world apart! spa.gov.sa/w1980080

Important observation:

Saudis have backtracked from their hints at compromise on Arab Peace Initiative.

Now re-stating traditional demands for establishment of a Palestinian state based on '67 borders w/East Jerusalem as its capital

From the Saudi MOFA statement yesterday:

All involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict should heed the warnings of 1982 ft.com/content/20dd2d… via @ft
'[T]he current conflict is about the longest occupation in modern history, one that leaves the Palestinians dispossessed while Israel quests relentlessly for its security.'

Sari Nusseibeh: Our dream of a future for both peoples is the victim of this tragedy via Financial Times
One of the best pieces written recently about the human cost of a conflict constantly stoked by extremists on both sides for whom win-win peace was anathema on.ft.com/46xbMIq