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Cheap Mediterranean Natural Gas Could Spell the End for the NATO Alliance

September 15, 2020

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in the Eastern Mediterranean indicates that the …

Trump and the Gordian Knot, Year Three

September 14, 2020

Opinion

In January 2018 I advanced the hypothesis that U.S. President Trump understood that the only way to “Make American Great Again” was to disentangle it from the imperial mission that had it stuck in per…

Nord Stream 2: Is European Self-Interest Finally Surpassing US Influence

August 16, 2020

Opinion

The United States has always regarded itself as the “exceptional “nation. That view may in many circumstances be relatively benign. It becomes less so when it is used as a justification for treating o…

More Fallout from Iran/China Deal: India Loses Farzad-B

July 27, 2020

Opinion

The carnage for following President Trump’s lead on ending the JCPOA continues for India. From SputnikNews last week comes this note about the Farzad-B oil and gas field and Iran. Close on the he…

Ukraine Eyes America for Gas but Still Relies on Russia

April 14, 2020

Opinion

Despite strong attempts by Ukraine not to buy Russian pipeline gas, they will not be able to receive U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) for at least another five years according to Polish experts from t…

Pipelines Produce Peace and Prosperity So Why Oppose Them?

March 3, 2020

Opinion

Pipelines convey fluids and gas within and between many countries and continents and in addition to making a profit for producers indubitably benefit those for whom the raw materials are destined. In …

The Mad Geopolitics of Israel’s EastMed Gas Pipeline

February 19, 2020

Opinion

At just a time when the world holds its collective breath over risk of a World War over the US assassination of Iran’s leading general and other provocations, Israel has chosen to sign a natural gas p…

Gas Wars in the Mediterranean

February 10, 2020

Opinion

The unexpected alliance between Turkey and Libya is a geopolitical earthquake that changes the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and across the Middle East. Turkey’s audacious move has enr…