Ormuz, The cost of war and Data centers the hidden face of AI in replay

On April 19, 2026, with Émilie Tran Nguyen.

Ormuz, the strategic strait
“Any ship approaching Ormuz will be targeted”… The threat issued yesterday by the Revolutionary Guards sums up the tension surrounding this strategic strait between Iran and the Gulf monarchies. Reopened on Friday, then closed again since Saturday in great confusion, the strait of Ormuz has been crystallizing fears and threats for six weeks. Tonight we will tell you the story of this passage that has become the jugular vein of the planet.

The cost of war

Through Ormuz, it’s not just a war between the United States and Iran, but a conflict that threatens to turn into a global energy shock and is already being paid at the pump, in the markets, and maybe even on our plates. How much can this war shake our daily lives? And is it time to make energy autonomy a political priority? Analysis with our guests.

Data centers, the hidden side of AIAs another war for resources is underway. The digital one. Behind the rise of artificial intelligence, there are increasingly numerous and energy- and water-hungry data centers. A direct consequence on the residents we met in Mexico, deprived of these vital resources, in a region already hit by drought.

Our guests:
– PIERRE CHARBONNIER, philosopher “The Climate Coalition” at Editions du Seuil, “Towards Ecology of War” at Editions La découverte
– PIERRE HASKI, journalist “The End of a World” at Editions STOCK
– Dorothée ROUZET, chief economist at the Directorate General of the Treasury
– GUILLAUME PITRON, journalist and documentarian “The Digital Hell: Journey to the End of a Like” at Editions Les liens qui libèrent