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“If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, it is hard to see how oil, gas and other important commodities produced in the Middle East could find alternative routes to market,” Kashkari wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Yet, as Frederic Schneider, a senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, explained, building alternative natural gas infrastructure would likely prove economically unattractive.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
She’s also been director of whole child education for Roseland School District and a secondary alternative school principal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
War, which both once argued was the only real alternative to diplomacy, is now a reality.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
“But most of the time, the alternative of doing nothing means extinction.”
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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