Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a historic global oil shock, pushing Asia’s economy to the brink.

Brookings Senior Fellow Mireya Solís explains how this sudden energy cutoff exposes the region's precarious economic security amidst an already deteriorating geopolitical landscape.

Read the full commentary: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/iran-war-reverberations-a-nadir-for-asias-economic-security/


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