The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Both troublesome and not so troublesome. I was thinking Canada, Mexico, etc in addition to the ME countries, Russia, and China. I'm not sure how much he's dealt with pipelines but I'm sure he grasps how important such things are to Turkey and Ukraine and how that importance extends to the relationships those countries have with their neighbors and consequently the well being of the world.

It's an interesting choice and one that should draw thoughtful review but I suspect the response from the left would simply be wailing and knashing of teeth about pushing a fossil fuel agenda and self-dealing. What those folks fail to recognize is that much of the world's unpleasant revolves around oil and religion and in several cases, those things are intertwined and RT has much experience navigating that morass