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Davos Runs Into the OPEC+ Buzzsaw
Editor's Сhoice
Davos Runs Into the OPEC+ Buzzsaw
April 11, 2023

The war isn’t just being fought on the ground in Ukraine.  It’s being fought in the capital markets.  Oil is the most important market in the world, far more important than the US dollar or the US Treasury markets.

Saudi Sting on Biden Gains Momentum in MENA Region, Even Affecting Morocco
October 31, 2022

The so-called ‘secret deal’ which Biden thought he had secured in May was actually worthless due to the Saudis wanting to carry out an act of revenge against Biden and his stupid, empty threats.

Saudi Sting on Biden Gains Momentum in MENA Region, Even Affecting Morocco
World
The Many Interwoven ‘Wars’ – A Rough Guide Through the Fog
Security
The Many Interwoven ‘Wars’ – A Rough Guide Through the Fog
October 24, 2022

We now have an embarrassment of ‘wars’ of which paradoxically, Ukraine is perhaps of lesser strategic import, Alastair Crooke writes.

The Leviathan Super Cycle Ends; Western Leaders Pretend They Didn’t Notice
October 17, 2022

The Ukraine war ‘bubble’ is deflating as the U.S. and Europe reach the bottom of the arms ‘inventory barrel’.

The Leviathan Super Cycle Ends; Western Leaders Pretend They Didn’t Notice
World
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OPEC With Russian Cooperation Has Kept the Alliance Together
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OPEC With Russian Cooperation Has Kept the Alliance Together
September 12, 2022

Russia, along with OPEC and its allies, has cooperated closely on oil production policy in the face of Western-imposed sanctions on Russia following the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine which began in February.

U.S. ‘Coercive Diplomacy’ With Saudi Arabia
May 9, 2022

While a carrot may advance US interests infinitely better than a stick at this sensitive juncture in US-Saudi relations, all indications are that Biden will resort to the stick.

U.S. ‘Coercive Diplomacy’ With Saudi Arabia
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The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe: Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil
Business
The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe: Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil
June 3, 2020

Today’s ongoing sanctions against Iran cannot be understood in their full weight and international ramifications without this historical background.

Black Swans Fly In
May 10, 2020

2020 has brought us two so far: the COVID-19 and the collapse of oil prices. Each will have potent consequences for the American Empire.

Black Swans Fly In
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