Robert Vitalis

Books that explain how Iran converts control over narrow waterways, oil infrastructure, and regional proxy networks into economic and political leverage against the United States and Israel.

Books that explain how Qatar turned liquefied natural gas wealth into institutional resilience, diversified trade routes, and geopolitical leverage that outlasts regional shocks.

Kharg Island handles nearly all of Iran's crude exports, and the books on this shelf explain why attacks on small maritime nodes like it send shockwaves through global energy markets and great-power strategy.