From Crisis to Strategy: Navigating Thailand’s Energy Security Amid Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz

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From Crisis to Strategy: Navigating Thailand’s Energy Security Amid Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz

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The unfolding global energy shock  The escalating conflict in the Middle East has rattled global energy markets, disrupting supply chains and sending prices soaring. The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, has effectively been rendered impassable for many commercial vessels amid threats and attacks. As a result, a significant share of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows has been affected, pushing […]

Managing Energy Volatility: An Overview of Policy Responses Across Southeast Asia

Energy Security, Publications

Southeast Asia remains highly exposed to global energy shocks. Recent volatility in global oil and gas markets has highlighted the continued exposure of Southeast Asian economies to external energy shocks. Although some countries in the region produce fossil fuels domestically, most remain net importers and are therefore sensitive to disruptions in international supply and fluctuations in global prices.   The Strait […]

Energy Security in the Shadow of Geopolitical Conflict: How CASE Countries are Navigating the 2026 Fuel Crisis 

Blogs Presentations, Energy Security, Publications

When the Middle East conflict intensified on 28 February 2026, the subsequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on 4 March sent immediate shockwaves through the global energy market. For the CASE countries—Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam—this represented an existential threat, as one-fifth of global oil and gas supplies normally pass through this chokepoint […]

Tensions in the Middle East: Implications for Southeast Asia 

Energy Security, Publications

Energy Security Returns — A System Under Strain  “US–Israel war in Iran is the greatest threat to global energy security in history,” the International Energy Agency has warned. Three weeks into the conflict, that assessment is no longer rhetorical but observable in markets, flows and policy responses across the world.1 Energy security has returned to the centre of the global […]