Situation Dossiers

Living trackers for the situations we follow most closely. Each dossier pulls together every related report, the key facts, and a running timeline — updated as events develop.

LNG tankers idling near the Strait of Hormuz under hazy skies
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13reports

The 2026 Gulf Energy Crisis

A live tracker of the conflict that closed the Strait of Hormuz — from Operation Epic Fury through the blockade of Gulf shipping and its cascading shocks to energy, food, freight, and global inflation.

A Chinese research vessel charts a course across a vast, deep blue ocean
monitoring

6reports

US–China Strategic Competition

Tracking the deepening rivalry between Washington and Beijing — across the Taiwan Strait, the technology and trade fronts, and the contest to map and control the world's oceans.