How the War in Iran is Impacting Global Energy Infrastructure | All About the Base

This episode of All About the Base, a video series analyzing critical industrial base topics, assesses the impact of the war in Iran on global energy flows and unpacks the intersection of energy infrastructure and the industrial base. Due primarily to Iran’s interruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where one fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit, the war has triggered what the International Energy Agency has labeled the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” Host Dr. Jerry McGinn, Director of the Center for the Industrial Base, discusses these issues with Dr. Joseph Majkut, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS and the author of a recent CSIS report on the U.S. energy capacity that fuels the defense industrial base. They examine potential shifts in the global energy market due to the conflict and current constraints on U.S. energy supplies. Their analysis demonstrates the interconnected nature of industrial bases around the world and the importance of reliable, resilient energy facilities for the United States to power its national defense and economic needs.

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