TomDispatch, June 21st, 2012: Obamaʼs energy policies globally bear an eerie likeness to Cheneyʼs, especially in the way he has engaged in the geopolitics of oil as part of an American global struggle for future dominance among the major powers. Continue Reading…
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TomDispatch, January 10th, 2012: Welcome to an edgy world where a single incident at an energy “chokepoint” could set a region aflame, provoking bloody encounters, boosting oil prices, and putting the global economy at risk….In 2012 and beyond, energy and conflict will be bound ever more tightly together. Continue Reading…
International Relations and Security Network, October 3rd, 2011: As the depth and breadth of our financial/economic and environmental crises deepens, it is urgent to ask whether the way we are going about searching for solutions lives up to the challenge. The risk is that our institutions are focusing on means – such as recapitalizing banks, tackling perverse subsidies, or promoting energy efficiency, while the driver of the crises lies in the end goal: more growth. Continue Reading….