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

5 Modules

Self Paced

Available in 4 Languages

Certificate Upon 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.

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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

The Strait of Hormuz will define energy security, maritime law, and Middle East diplomacy for a generation. Understand it at the depth the moment demands.

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