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The Chokepoints Crisis and the Return to Railways

The geopolitical crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and operational difficulties in the Suez Canal are driving global trade toward major terrestrial rail corridors. Freight...

Protecting Water Through Desalination: From the Persian Gulf to the World

Rising tensions between the United States and Iran have brought a new strategic front into focus: water security. In the Persian Gulf, where up to 90% of drinking water depends on desalination, more t...