Geopolitics – Sept 25
Appeasement driven by oil (Darfur)
Oil-rich leaders mock Bush team
Blair bemoans Russia oil crisis
World Bank profits from poor countries
West bars IAEA motion on Israel
Geopolitics & Military
Taking oil out of the equation
No matter how hard we try, we cannot prevail in the “war on terror” so long as we continue to ignore the oil dimensions of the conflict
Geopolitics – Sept 22
US controls price of crude oil
Brazil, Bolivia to address energy crisis
EU fears grow over dependence on Russia
Geopolitics – Sept 19
Russia revokes permit for Sakhalin-2
Iran and Venezuela plan Syrian refinery
Russian oil exports to China by rail up 25%
Capitalist Dispossession and the Scramble for Africa
Iran – Sept 18
Iran oil bourse launch underway
Chavez greets Iranian president in Caracas
China asserts Iran’s right to civilian nuclear
Sinopec, Iran to sign deal
What war with Iran would look like
Iran nukes: compromise may be in the works
Allies under pressure as US wages financial war on Iran
Geopolitics – Sept 4
US Army journal says ethnic cleansing works
Chavez’s whistle-stop world tour
Pakistan to develop coal as gas pipelines stall
Environment – Sept 2
Drought shuts down Canadian rain forest resort
Fire experts warn of less manageable fires
How to Avoid War over Water
More Crop Per Drop
Of mites and men
Geopolitics – Sept 2
U.S. Army War College: Strategic Competition for the Continent of Africa
Kuwait-China energy ties backed
Cash-strapped Cambodia eyes black gold
Black Gold (and the U.S. self-image)
Welcome to world peace
Iranian energy politics – Aug 27
– Inside Iran’s nuclear machine: what makes
them tick?
– Iran-China transactions up USD253m
– Iran’s oil output up
– IEA looks to Opec to boost oil production
if Iran cuts
– US vs. Iran: Is an attack inevitable?
– Ex-official explains Iran’s wariness
Geopolitics – Aug 26
– Ukraine won’t siphon Russian gas – PM
– Energy is focus for Chavez in China
– Russia spins global energy spider’s web
– Moscow making Central Asia its own
Geopolitics – Aug 22
Energy crisis – the culprit is national oil companies & socialism [Not!] / Sino-Cuba energy relations raise concern in Washington /
Russian pipeline monopoly warns Lithuanian refinery of long shutoff / Bolivia suspends a takeover of oil and gas / Japan and China race for African oil
Russian energy geopolitics – Aug 14
Russia-Algeria Gas Agreement Can Mean Higher Prices for Europe /
Gazprom & Rosneft’s fierce rivalry /
Malaysian peak oil prompts Petronas to buy into Rosneft /
Moscow Court Confirms $130M Back Tax Claim against TNK-BP /
Russians prepare for African energy, mining push
