The Strait of Hormuz: Energy, Power & Maritime Diplomacy
The Strait of Hormuz: Energy, Power & Maritime Diplomacy
A five-module professional course analysing the 2026 Hormuz closure — its geography, economics, law, and diplomacy — as events unfold.
Starting 6th April
"The Strait of Hormuz is not an oil chokepoint. It is the aortic valve of globalised production — and like any valve, when it fails, the entire circulatory system collapses."
Former Qatari Minister Mohammed Al-Hashemi
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28 + Courses Self Paced Learning No Deadlines Certification
Course Outline
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is the defining geopolitical event of 2026. It brings together every major discipline in international affairs, geography, energy economics, international law, military strategy, multilateral diplomacy, and back-channel negotiation, in a single, live, high-stakes situation.
Developed by the Global Diplomatic Forum and drawing on verified research, expert analysis, and real-time reporting from the world's leading international affairs institutions, this course gives you a rigorous, practitioner-focused understanding of one of the most consequential crises of our time.
A five-module expert course examining the world's most critical maritime chokepoint through the lenses of geography, economics, international law, diplomacy, and the live 2026 crisis. Designed for diplomats, policy professionals, and international affairs practitioners. Content is self-paced, expert-led, and grounded in real-time events and verified research sources.
Format: Self-paced | 5 Modules | Approximately 6 hours total | Certificate on completion.
The Curriculum
Module 1 : The Geography of Power : 500 years of strategic history, the physical anatomy of the strait, UNCLOS transit passage, and the 2026 crisis trigger
Module 2: Energy as a Weapon :Oil and LNG markets, the commodity cascade, the IEA's record SPR release, and the global economic shock
Module 3: International Law & Maritime Security: Jus ad bellum, law of naval warfare, naval mines, Resolution 2817, and the limits of international maritime law
Module 4: Diplomacy & Mediation in Crisis: Schelling's coercive diplomacy theory, Oman's backchannel, Pakistan's mediation, and all diplomatic positions mapped
Module 5: Scenarios, Resolution & the Future of Energy Diplomacy: Three resolution scenarios, the economic clock of war, post-crisis regional order, the energy transition, and chokepoint wars as the new mode of geopolitical conflict.
On completion, you will be able to
Analyse maritime chokepoints as instruments of geopolitical and economic power, with the strait as a primary case study
Apply the legal frameworks governing transit passage, naval warfare, and neutral shipping to a live armed conflict
Use Schelling's coercive diplomacy theory to assess the US-Iran standoff and the conditions for a negotiated resolution
Construct scenario-based policy analyses and draft evidence-based recommendations on live geopolitical crises
Critically evaluate the structural failures — geographic, economic, legal, and diplomatic — that the 2026 crisis has exposed
Course Fees
This course is £295. But is discounted by 40% for a limited time. Course fee is now £177.
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