Suez Was the Beginning—Is Hormuz the Signal? with Olivier Courteaux

Power and Decline in Two Eras

This lecture explores the Suez Crisis as a turning point that exposed the waning power of the British and French empires, marking the end of traditional European imperial dominance.

Olivier Courteaux will examine the parallel to today’s tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where challenges to U.S. influence raise questions about whether we are witnessing a similar moment of strategic overreach and decline.

By comparing these two flashpoints, the talk examines how global power shifts, economic strain, and regional resistance can signal the erosion of even the most dominant empires.