The U.S. Is Preparing Its Response to the “Short-Sighted” Strategy of OPEC+
The US is having a hissy over the OPEC+ production cut. Not a good look.
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Russia Seeking UN Security Council Meeting Over Nord Stream “Act of International Terrorism.” What Else Might Russia Do?
Russia is almost required, if nothing else for domestic political reasons, to Do Something about the Nord Stream attacks. But what exactly?
Read more...What the Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan Is Really About and Why It’s Likely to Get Worse
By Conor Gallagher Ever since the breakup of the USSR, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave recognized as Azerbaijani territory by the international community but mostly populated by ethnic Armenians. They fought a war there two years ago when Azerbaijan grabbed land in a six-week conflict that led […]
Read more...A Moment of Silence
Why a moment of silence is not enough.
Read more...Saudi Arabia New Output Cuts Threat Is Another Blow To Washington
Saudi Arabia in concert with OPEC+, as in Russia, looks to be sticking to its promise to cut output if oil demand softened.
Read more...Turkey Positions Itself as the Middleman in “East-West” Conflict
After being snubbed by NATO and the EU for decades, and suffering from extremely high inflation, Turkey is moving towards Russia.
Read more...Iran And Russia Move To Create A Global Natural Gas Cartel
The emerging Russia-Iran gas OPEC is yet another threat to Western economies.
Read more...China And Saudi Arabia Intensify Energy Cooperation With Critical Deal
How China rescued bin Salman and leveraged that relationship into a deal that advances China’s aim of making the kingdom a client state.
Read more...Oil Markets Could Face A Doomsday Scenario This Week
How will oil markets react if they get confirmation that OPEC+ has no spare production capacity?
Read more...Pursuing India’s Multi-Aligned Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World: Time for a Sister Souljah Moment?
Offensive comments by BJP officials have sparked diplomatic condemnation, at potential cost to India’s foreign policy of multi-alignment.
Read more...Why Saudi Arabia Isn’t Giving Up On Its Russian Oil Alliance
Why Saudi Arabia is still not playing nice with the US.
Read more...Blowback for the Twenty-First Century, Remembering Chalmers Johnson
visiting Chalmer Johnson’s over 20 year old classic, Blowback, which dishearteningly has become if anything more prophetic as time passes.
Read more...Biden Kowtows To Saudi Arabia
A scheduled Biden in-person meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a sign of desperation.
Read more...Ukraine Latest: More Shortages; Misunderstanding Russian Strategy?
Some brief Ukraine sightings.
Read more...The World Is Facing A Critical Diesel Shortage
An oil price drop gives an illusory sense of relief from an ongoing and set to worsen diesel squeeze.
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