Tag: energy

Trump’s new world order is being born – and Venezuela is just the start

The US president has been quite clear that Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Greenland are in his sights. We must believe him… When the Soviet Union collapsed, US elites convinced themselves they were militarily invincible and that their economic model marked the endpoint of human development. That hubris led directly to catastrophe in Iraq, Afghanistan and… Read More Trump’s new world order is being born – and Venezuela is just the start

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Trump’s ‘American dominance’ may leave the USA with nothing

Opinion by Anne Applebaum In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, the world is divided into three spheres of influence: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, all perpetually at war. Sometimes two of the states form an alliance against the third. Sometimes they abruptly switch sides. No reasons are given. Instead, the Party tells the proles, “We have always been at… Read More Trump’s ‘American dominance’ may leave the USA with nothing

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South African activist Ela Gandhi asks world to condemn the US attack on Venezuela / Wall Street Goons Look To STEAL Venezuelan Oil

“Can the world stand by and allow such aggression to continue?” Southasia Peace (Sapan) and Sapan News BOSTON: Invoking her grandfather Mahatma Gandhi‘s words “I want world sympathy in this battle of right against might,” Ela Gandhi in South Africa has issued a statement on the U.S. attack on Venezuela, in her capacity as Chairperson Gandhi Development… Read More South African activist Ela Gandhi asks world to condemn the US attack on Venezuela / Wall Street Goons Look To STEAL Venezuelan Oil

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Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

By Dan Steinbock / Informed Comment New York (Special to Informed Comment) – In December 2022, Israeli Ministry of Energy launched the Fourth Offshore Bid Round offering new exploration licenses. A year later, it awarded licenses to several Israeli and international companies: Eni (Italy), Dana Petroleum (UK, a subsidiary of a South Korean company, and Ratio… Read More Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

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Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

NB: The USA emerged as the leading global hooligan after World War 2. Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan: a long story, documented by Alfred McCoy. Venezuela is the latest chapter in American empire building. It will meet the fate of their intervention in Vietnam. Their Armed forces know how they had to leave in… Read More Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

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Adani Bribery Scandal Originated in a Dubious Solar Power Auction That Modi Government Scripted

Convoluted auction rules, scuttled competition and friendly bidders lead to the mega solar power deal. The deal is now caught in allegations of corruption, bribery and fraud by the US authorities. Nitin Sethi & Shreegireesh Jalihal The Union government designed a solar power auction that discouraged competition and paved the way for Adani Group to… Read More Adani Bribery Scandal Originated in a Dubious Solar Power Auction That Modi Government Scripted

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Crude capitalism: How oil greases the wheels of the world market

New book exposes the power of oil – from colonialism, to post-Soviet Russia, to the current climate crisis Adam Hanieh Nearly four decades ago, a large team of scientists from around the world launched a major global research programme called the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). Their goal was to study the connection between human activities and… Read More Crude capitalism: How oil greases the wheels of the world market

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