The EU and the US went forward with their long-debated, long-telegraphed move to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel. By believing they can pressure suppliers into not hauling Russian oil lest they run afoul of the sanctions that support the price cap, they believe they can take only Russian oil…
This policy embodies the US-led West’s concept of the so-called “rules-based order” wherein double standards are arbitrarily applied in order to advance the West’s interests. On the one hand, these countries claim to support free trade, while on the other, they’re threatening to sanction those who continue to purchase Russian oil at the market price….
The esteemed representatives who participated in this week’s talks should have been better advised than to place Pakistan on equal footing with China and India when it comes to their country’s role in Russia’s energy geopolitics. Those two are sold discounted oil due to their status as strategic partners, their large consumption levels, and political…
If true, then this development would be very revealing in the context of China exploring the parameters of a New Détente with the US, and it could also influence the further strengthening of the Russian-Indian Strategic Partnership if Delhi compensates for Beijing’s possibly reduced consumption of Moscow’s oil. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that some Chinese…
During his first visit to Moscow since the military operation in Ukraine began, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that his country will continue buying cheap oil from Russia. The two foreign ministers also discussed initiatives to boost cooperation in agriculture, defence and infrastructure. Jaishankar met with Lavrov on November…
Blood rack, barbed wirePoliticians’ funeral pyreInnocents raped with napalm fireTwenty-first century schizoid manKing Crimson, “21st Century Schizoid Man” You’ve all heard me rant about the “Straussian Two-Step,” which is nothing more than a retread of the Hegelian Dialectic. Here’s the formal definition: An interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to…
