The word “petrostate” typically conjures up images of Middle Eastern sheiks with fantastically wealthy lifestyles ruling politically repressive, oil-rich desert regions. Few realize that Russia actually leads the world in the production and export of natural gas and trails only Saudi Arabia in the production and export of oil. Even fewer know that Russia has [...]
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The bear barrels back
Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Oil, Russia, Array, Associate Professor, California Los Angeles, Cold War Conflict, Conflict, Desert Regions, Dominant Position, Economy, Grievances, Havoc, Images, Insurgents, Leads, Michael L Ross, Natural Gas, Oil Wealth, Petrostate, Political Science, Rich Countries, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, Sheiks, University Of California, University Of California Los Angeles, Wealthy Lifestyles
A New Cold War?
Posted by Matt in June 18th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, New Cold War, Russia, Albania, April, Bucharest, Bush Administration, Cold War Conflict, Cold-War, Croatia, Equal And Opposite Reaction, Former Soviet Republics, German Opposition, Military Alliances, NATO, Physics, Politics, Russia, Russian Bear, SCO, shanghai, Ukraine
Military alliances are always sold as things that produce security. In practice they tend to do the opposite.
The Cold war may be over, but you would never know it from NATO’s April meeting in Bucharest. The alliance approved membership for Croatia and Albania, and only French and German opposition prevented the Bush administration from adding [...]
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