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Turkey’s Erdogan Warns Russia On Energy Deals
By Mark Snowiss Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, angered by Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria, warned Moscow on Thursday that Ankara may look elsewhere for partners to supply natural gas and build its first nuclear power plant. One of the top importers of Russian gas, Turkey has joined with Moscow in a major effort to construct … Continue reading
Reshuffling Eurasia’s Energy Deck — Iran, China, and “Pipelineistan”
By Pepe Escobar, Asia Times “Pipelineistan” – the prime Eurasian energy chessboard — never sleeps. Recently, it’s Russia that has scored big on all fronts; two monster gas deals sealed with China last year; the launch of Turk Stream replacing South Stream; and the doubling of Nord Stream to Germany. Now, with the possibility of sanctions on … Continue reading
The BRICS And SCO Sow Panic In Exceptionalistan
By Pepe Escobar As austerity-ravaged Europe watches its undemocratic “institutions” grapple with the Greek tragedy, and the US backtracks on a fair nuclear deal with Iran, geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting in the Urals. Can you feel an inchoate multipolar world? Well, just look right here at the BRICS 2015 Ufa declaration. The EU is hardly … Continue reading
Washington Versus The Emerging Silk World Order
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya Tectonic geopolitical shifts are taking place in Eurasia. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo and the Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta, both great travelers of their days, would be thoroughly impressed with the trade networks that are developing. The Eurasia of today is developing into a vast network of superhighways, railroad connections, mammoth ports, … Continue reading
Sanctions, And The Birth Of A New Russia
By F. William Engdahl I want to share my impressions from a recent visit to St. Petersburg where I was invited to speak on a panel titled “Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste.” The title is another version of the old Chinese proverb, “A crisis also presents new opportunities.” This is what is emerging … Continue reading
Greece And Russia Sign Deal On Turkish Stream In The Mist Of The Greek Debt Crisis
On June 2nd, EMerging Equity reported that Greece was planning to sign a document on political support for Gazprom’s Turkish Stream project at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Surprisingly, while struggling with its debt, Greece wanted to allocate $2 billion to support its construction. And … it happened. Russia and Greece have signed a deal to create a joint enterprise for construction … Continue reading
The EU-Gazprom War
By Pepe Escobar The European Commission (EC) is slapping anti-trust charges against Russia’s Gazprom under the pretext the energy giant is blocking competition in Central and Eastern Europe. This is yet another graphic example of the extreme politicization involving what should have been Europe’s energy policy. There is no such policy – even after virtually a … Continue reading
Greece Plans To Sign €5 Billion Deal With Russia On Turkish Stream Pipeline, Spiegel Says
Greece and Russia are planning to sign a bilateral agreement which would grant Athens up to five billion euros as prepayment for the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, according to a report on Friday from German magazine Spiegel. According to Spiegel, a deal is planned to be signed on Tuesday, and if the agreement is reached Greece would receive three to five billion … Continue reading
As Russia Weakens, Turkey Grows Assertive
By Stratfor Global Intelligence Turkey’s relationship with Russia is changing significantly. A domestic economic crisis, low energy prices and European energy diversification efforts have weakened Russia. Moscow is also heavily involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine — right across the Black Sea from Turkey. Russia’s weakened position and the trouble in Ukraine have made Turkey’s … Continue reading
Will Greece Join The Eurasian Economic Union?
By F. William Engdahl At the very least the new Greek government realizes it must play in a deadly power game over the future of the nation in an asymmetrical manner. The so-called Troika—EU Commission, European Central Bank and IMF—is demanding blood from a turnip when it comes to Greece. So after hitting a granite wall … Continue reading
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