The Price of Oil
Every conflict since World War One has been influenced by oil in some way.
Geopolitics & Military
War x 4
Any government concerned about global security and climate change should be banning 4×4s.
Endgame in Iraq
The installation of the Ayad Allawi government in Baghdad may only increase the chaos in the country, which faces the prospect of internal conflicts and balkanisation.
Climate change threatens species, says archbishop
The viability of the human race is at stake because of “offences against our environment” which threaten the world with further wars and rising inequality, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said last night.
Oil Underlies Darfur Tragedy
The fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region, which is being reported in the world press as ‘ethnic cleansing’ and a ‘humanitarian crisis’, reportedly stems from attempts to gain control over the oil resources in the region, claim Arab sources.
China, GCC discuss FTA
China is in discussions with a group of six Middle Eastern countries to establish a free trade pact, state media reported Monday.
Saudi castle of sand
Caught between the U.S. war on terror and its own militants, the House of Saud tries to cut deals to survive.
Don’t blame the Arabs: Oil faces new threats beyond the Gulf
The United States’ drive for energy security, one of the dominant elements in its tough-guy foreign policy, is running into trouble around the globe, making US control of Iraq’s oil wealth ever more necessary. And that is sure to stir up more trouble, unsettling a market that has become volatile and unpredictable.
China’s growth flickers to a halt
A summer of cuts, partial blackouts and restrictions has now prompted experts to warn of an energy crisis with global implications.
UK: Sellafield an easy target for hijacked jets
Report highlights lack of protection for nuclear plant if terrorists tried to attack it with passenger planes.
Time to cut down
We need to face up to the crisis in energy consumption. Michael Meacher finds some solutions in The End of Oil by Paul Roberts
Iraq oil exports hit by pipeline leak, emergency laws due shortly
Iraqi oil exports were hit by a rupture to a main pipeline in the south as the caretaker government said it would announce emergency powers to tackle the country’s rampant insurgency “very shortly”.
