Three powers. One oil barrel. One crisis is being reshaped into an opportunity for Australia
As war and instability spread through the Middle East, the old energy order is back in focus. Oil chokepoints, market shocks, political leverage, and the ever-present question of who profits when the world gets pushed closer to the edge.
It’s about energy security, power, and the way global crises are used to reinforce old systems, just as the case for renewables becomes harder to ignore.
Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
