Category Archives: Russia

Oil Executives Warn G7 Price Cap Could Lead To Stranded Tankers

The more you look at the G7 Russian oil price scheme, the worse it appears.

Russia Slips Out of Kherson Under Cover of Midterms

Russia says it is pulling out of Kherson city, much to the consternation of Russian Telegrammers. But Ukraine isn’t buying it. What gives?

Debunking the Petrodollar Myth: Pricing Oil in Dollars Is Just a Convention

The term petrodollar has come to have talismanic value. Time to instill some reality.

Collateral Damage From Higher Interest Rates

Why to be wary of Larry Summers selling another Volcker-type “kill the economy to save it” interest rate jihad.

Russian Oil Price Cap Will Not Apply To Resold Cargoes

The “collective West” is remarkably attached to sanctions that have hurt them more than Russia. The oil price cap is next in this pattern.

Could the Ukraine Conflict Be an Opportunity for the Global South?

Many countries see the Russia challenge to Western economic dominance as an opportunity to rewrite the rules of global trade in their favor.

Has Russia Already Pwnd Ukraine?

What if Russia is the only country that can get Ukraine back on its feet in any reasonable time frame?

Michael Hudson: Germany’s Position in America’s New World Order

Why is Germany in thrall to the US, to Germany’s great detriment? A historical analogy provides some insight.

EU Threatens Secondary Sanctions Against Turkey Amid Row Over NATO Bids, Russian Ties

Tensions continue to rise between Türkiye and NATO with the EU threatening Ankara with secondary sanctions over its dealings with Russia and Washington using Greece and Cyprus to pressure Türkiye.

“Nikkei-Owned Financial Times Begins to Crack on Sanctions”

Some serious whinging from Japan about the supposedly new and improved oil and gas sanctions on Russia.

Russia Accuses West of Trying to Replicate Ukraine Strategy in Armenia

Moscow accuses the West of using an Ukraine-style strategy in Armenia as more players enter the fold and the situation in the South Caucuses risks spiraling out of control.

Electro-Shock Therapy for Slow Learners in the Ukraine Electric War (Part III)

Russia launches another high-intensity attack on Ukraine’s electric grid, and John Helmer continues his analysis of Russia’s strategy.

Is The IEA Too Optimistic About The Energy Transition?

The IAE says the Ukraine War and the energy crisis are speeding up the global energy transition, but a closer look shows there are reasons to be doubtful.

Stab in the Back – Not One Inch but Right to the Heart

John Helmer picks apart the not-well-understood story of who betrayed whom when Gorbachev agreed to the lousy US “not one inch” promise.

A Disordered World – Part 3: Pathways

Satyajit Das’ final post on where the world order is headed.