Judging Freedom Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Are We Drifting Toward a Global War?
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Mar 16, 2026 
Jeffrey Sachs, economist and policy expert who advises governments, warns about widening conflicts and geopolitical risk. He discusses how recent leaders’ choices may have ignited regional wars. He outlines economic shocks from a closed Strait of Hormuz. He urges restraint, critiques leadership calls for alliance intervention, and examines global reactions and strategic motives.
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Middle East Is A Connected Conflagration
- Jeffrey Sachs says the world is ablaze with simultaneous conflicts from Libya to Iran, not isolated crises but a connected regional conflagration.
- He cites ongoing wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and U.S. carpet bombing of Iran as evidence the Middle East is fully destabilized.
Hormuz Closure Would Trigger Historic Oil Shock
- Sachs warns a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure would cause the biggest supply-side hydrocarbon disruption in history, pushing oil well above $100 and triggering severe global economic consequences.
- He compares potential effects to 1970s oil shocks and notes destroyed fields, lost storage/shipping and soaring prices as mechanisms of economic collapse.
Arab States Can Stop U.S. Power Projection
- Sachs advises Arab states could halt U.S. power projection by asking American forces to leave their bases, which would significantly reduce U.S. ability to wage regional war.
- He notes Gulf states house U.S. bases and calls their current deference 'vassalage,' urging them to reclaim sovereignty to stop escalation.