Adam Hanieh is a Palestinian political economist and professor at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies. His research focuses on global capitalism and the political economy of oil. His latest book is titled Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market (2024).
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The US-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon, as well as the ongoing genocide in Palestine, are reshaping the political landscape of the region. Alliances are being recalibrated, and old assumptions about US power are being tested. The war has also underscored how deeply the global economy remains tied to fossil fuels and to the strategic importance of the Gulf within international energy and trade networks.
In this roundtable, Palestinian analysts Diana Buttu and Adam Hanieh examine what this moment reveals about the changing architecture of US imperial power, the regional order now taking shape, and the implications for the struggle for Palestinian liberation.
