Ormuz, The Cost of War and Data Centers: The Hidden Face of AI Replay

On the evening of 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 on Saturday in great confusion, the strait of Ormuz has crystallized fears and threats for six weeks. Tonight, we tell you the story of this passage that has become the lifeblood of the planet.

The cost of war
Through Ormuz, it is not just a war between the US and Iran, but a conflict that threatens to turn into a global energy shock and is already paid at the pump, in the markets, and soon maybe on our plates. To what extent can this war shake our daily lives? And furthermore, is it time to make energy autonomy a political priority? Analysis with our guests.
Data centers, the hidden face of AI
Especially since another resource war is underway. The digital one. Behind the rise of artificial intelligence, there are data centers that are increasingly demanding in electricity and water. A direct consequence for the people we met in Mexico, deprived of these vital resources in a region already hit by drought…

Our guests:
Pierre Charbonnier, philosopher “The Climate Coalition” published by Seuil, “Towards Ecological Warfare” published by La Découverte
Pierre Haski, journalist “The End of a World” published by 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” published by Les liens qui libèrent