#oil #energy #war - Which stocks do well during oil shocks? | The Economist

13 March 2026

Is now the best time to buy “trash” stocks?

The Economist’s capital markets correspondent, Joshua Roberts, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to explain why low-quality stocks over-perform during moments of market turmoil, how rising oil prices linked to the Iran war are shaking global markets, and why uncertainty can sometimes make riskier investments surprisingly appealing.

#MiddleEast #war #DonaldTrump - Two weeks into the war in the Middle East, what is to expect? • FRANCE 24 English

14 March 2026

This Saturday marks two weeks since the US and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran. Where are we at in this conflict, what has it taught us, and where does it go from here? Scott Lucas, a Professor of US and International Politics at University College Dublin's Clinton Institute helps us tackle some of those questions.

#MiddleEast #war #DonaldTrump

Merz calls on US to uphold Russian oil sanctions | DW News

Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Will Not Stop Wars & Occupation Until U.S. Pulls Support

#vietnam #iran #war - The Intelligence Failure That Lost the Vietnam War | Agents Unknown | UNCENSORED: Best Documentary

10 March 2026

What does it take to run a spy network in the middle of a war zone? John Murphy reveals the brutal reality of intelligence work in 1967 Vietnam. From the Army to the CIA, Murphy navigated a world of shifting loyalties where trust was the most dangerous currency of all. Original titles: The Province: An Intelligence Officer in Vietnam / Agents Unknown

Director: Michael Reiter Year: 2019

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#netanyahu #israel #iran #usa - Israel’s Strategic Objectives Amid Ongoing Conflict in the Middle East: Bloomberg

8 March 2026

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides joins Bloomberg’s David Gura and Christina Ruffini on “Bloomberg This Weekend” to discuss the complexity of foreign policy in the Middle East.

#us #usa #war #oil - U.S. markets complacent, USD decline to resume: Brookings: CNBC International Live

6 March 2026

Robin Brooks of Brookings Institution discusses the impact of the geopolitical events on the impact for oil prices, and the dollar strength.

He says the dollar has become 'temporary safe harbor' and that he continues to see a decline in its' strength as the uncertainty comes to pass.

#usa #israel #iran - U.S. strikes on Iran are a 'war of choice' — former Sweden PM Carl Bildt: CNBC International Live

2 March 2026

Carl Bildt, former Swedish prime minister and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, tells CNBC that President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran is a “war of choice,” not a necessity.

Bildt argues that Trump’s interventionist foreign policy approach reflects a belief that the U.S. can secure its objectives through sheer military might.