Ben Chu

Rosemary Kelanic, director of a Middle East program offering geopolitical context. Bill Farren-Price, gas and oil supply expert from Oxford. Duncan Weldon, economist on macro effects of energy shocks. Ben Chu, analyst on the Strait of Hormuz and energy flows. They discuss why the Strait of Hormuz matters, risks to shipping and infrastructure, how oil and gas disruptions ripple through markets, and what duration of conflict means for the global economy.