Audio By Vocalize An Iranian man waves the national flag as people gather in Tehran’s Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, on April 8, 2026. [AFP] The shock waves from the Middle East conflict are far-reaching as skyrocketing oil prices threaten economies globally. The situation exposes the weaknesses and fragility of wholly depending on an energy system where oil and gas resources, pipelines and shipping routes dictate energy security and determine geopolitical power dynamics. Though unfortunate, the crisis presents yet another moment of reckoning on the urgent need to shift the lens and…