Energy Statecraft Through System Dynamics: One Month after Operation Absolute Resolve

Tracing $100B+ in Redistributed Value Through Leverage Points and Feedback Loops

It’s this time of the week. A little more than a month since Absolute Resolve took place and many feedback loops have changed in the market that requires a deep dive, yes or yes. Also, small surprise for our legacy readers at the end. Let’s start, yès or yés?

Context

In early January 2026, the United States executed a military intervention in Venezuela th…