Resource Politics, Regional Conflict, and the Persistence of Proxy Wars in West Asia Introduction Contemporary geopolitical dynamics in West Asia reveal that conflict and cooperation are deeply conditioned by the political economy of energy. Far from being episodic or issue-specific, patterns of rivalry, alliance formation, proxy warfare, and institutional fragility reflect structural tensions embedded in … Continue reading How do resource politics—particularly energy security, hydrocarbon dependency, and emerging competition over renewables—shape both conflict and cooperation in West Asia? How do proxy wars—in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon—reflect deeper systemic contestations that complicate attempts to institutionalize peace?