Through a combination of efficiency, diversification, innovation, and systems thinking — finally treating energy, fertilizer, food, trade, and climate as the interconnected system it is — the world can better navigate this new era of shocks.
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The Hormuz Crisis Is Not Covid. Europe Must Avoid Blanket Subsidies.
Subsidizing the shock and waiting for it to pass will not answer a crisis whose full impact still is not visible.
Stop the War Before El Niño Creates a Crisis the World Cannot Absorb
By late 2026, when climate impacts intensify, the system will be even more constrained. Higher input costs, reduced planting, and tighter trade flows will converge with climate-driven production shocks.
The Trifecta of Threats to Food Security Behind the Strait of Hormuz Blockade
What’s unfolding is a compounding shock across three tightly linked systems: energy, fertilizers, and food.
Maximo Torero 