1. If propaganda is part of geopolitics, I recommend, in my opinion, a very sober but controversial opinion on how the West and Ukraine play...


  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xe0twpIdPM An excellent presentation by the esteemed Dr. Wolff.  May all Americans listen and learn from him. Then consider how relevant are Dr Wolff's words in...


  3. Installations of industrial robots are good indicator of trends in advanced manufacturing development. The largest cluster of supply chains in advanced manufacturing is located in...
      


  4. Great story this week from OP about how Iran skirted sanctions with help from Turkey:  https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Irans-Elaborate-Sanction-Skirting-Scheme.html The [Turkish] national company bought Iranian gas, deposited the money...
      


  5. https://prospect.org/economy/the-china-hack-and-how-to-reverse-iut/ Should we just allow China to become the leader of the world or should we take requisite actions along with our allies and potential...
      


  6. Many times political and geopolitical risks premiums have been overlooked by the investors, CEO's and the different players and actors in the global energy...
      


  7. President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani’s “truth isn’t truth” statement was “not meant as a pontification on moral theology,” the former New York City...
      


  8. Thought exercise, if you are so inclined.  Follow the logic below.  It does not mean this is true.  But hopefully it may be thought provoking. Unless...


  9. While many would argue that Americans' First Amendment rights have long since dwindled from the liberties initially granted in The Bill of Rights, a decision...
      


  10. With the U.S. and China in the midst of a new round of high level trade talks, this Thursday marks 22 months since tariffs were...
      


  11. How the U.S. Could Lose a Tech Cold War I didn't even know there's such a war going on but that's just me. Interesting stuff.
      


  12. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-12/birth-cultural-marxism-how-frankfurt-school-changed-america The gradual undermining of Western Culture has succeeded whereas outright attacks have failed. The need for a clear war of ideas has only recently...
      


  13. While I don't agree with some of Pepe Escobar's views, I do enjoy reading his articles on global issues.  Good food for thought.  Without further comment, I...
      


  14. https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinese-regime-hoards-global-inventory-of-medical-supplies-leading-to-growing-shortage-outside-china_3298893.html   Chinese Regime Hoards Global Inventory of Medical Supplies, Leading to Growing Shortage Outside China BY NICOLE HAO   April 6, 2020 Updated: April 7, 2020
      


  15. Taking a quick break from my usual oil & gas blatherings, to point out a bit of what has been going on here in...
      


  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHh68xx-dZI   How Putin is using the same playbook in Ukraine as in Chechnya | Mapped Out DW News    


  17. Discuss. With factual backing of arguments, wherever possible.
      


  18. Qatar is looking to raise new debt and is expected to close the deal later today according to the Financial Times. First time since...
      


  19. An interesting take on the tariff war via a breakdown of iPhone costs and their distribution.
      


  20. Today, the Czech government published the results of nation-wide testing of what should be a representative sample of the Czech population (the testing was...


  21. https://www.aier.org/article/how-fanatics-hack-our-minds-and-why-we-let-them/ Wanting to be accepted by your peer group? Too lazy to think for yourself? No adequate information base or the ability to gather the information and...
      


  22. "Under Xi Jinping, China has made huge inroads into global power markets, in large part thanks to Beijing’s assertive Belt and Road Initiative announced...
      


  23. Beijing saw a threat in New Delhi’s steady improvement of borderland infrastructure and renewed Indian claims on disputed territory.Tensions between Indian and Chinese troops...
      


  24. Russia is using Chinese knock off of Michelin Military truck tires and if you  don't move them 4-5 km  once a month to keep...


  25. I just read an article titled, 'Trump's Trade War Dominates Energy Markets' here on OilPrice. How could this trade war be assigned to Trump?  In the...
      


  26. Of course they did.... Crude inventory build means SA needs a crisis to keep prices up.  Like clockwork in 2019... so too in 2020 it seems.  I...


  27. As tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S., the Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off...
      


  28. 1 minute hot microphone at yesterday's White House Press Briefing, regarding Covid-19. https://twitter.com/Goldstatetimes/status/1252390291018878979     ========================= [ My best efforts at transcription below: ]   "You can take off the mask...


  29. How do you know that a bromance is over? Quite possibly, when one side starts talking about sausage factories when referring to their recent...