7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony
End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Tag: Oil
What Has Caused Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Diplomatic Ties?
It’s difficult to look at the joint statement released by Saudi Arabia and Iran that the old enemies will…
Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
PICTURED: Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Story at a glance… As winter nears,…
Is it the End of the Road for the US Saudi Relationship?
PICTURED: Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel in March 2016. PC: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem. CC 2.0. WASHINGTON D.C.…
The U.S. Is Quietly Returning to War in Syria
PICTURED: U.S. forces near Al-Tanf. Story at a glance… Three bases have been established by American forces in northeast…
Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
PICTURED: Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel in March 2016. PC: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem. CC 2.0. Story at…
Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack
PICTURED: Russian Emergency Situation ministry’s firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant…
What the Heck is Going on With the Iran Nuclear Deal?
PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…
Russian Oil Sector Stronger than Pre-War Levels as U.S., EU Continue Buying
With half of 2022 in the history books, it came as a shock to many when a recent report…
U.S. Considering Sanctioning Anyone Buying Russian Oil
PICTURED: Oil rigs in southern Russia. WASHINGTON D.C. May 19th, 2022. Biden officials have said they are looking at…
Biden Becoming Increasingly Frustrated With Multi-Polar Response to Russia’s War
Story at a glance… Recent press conferences see a frustrated Biden trying to push the world into sanctioning Russia.…
Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them
Washington’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran has forced her to seek allies and aid from countries the United States…
Bipartisan Propaganda And Bipartisan Imperialism: The Paper Thin Case For U.S. Policy In Venezuela
PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Venezuelan Ambassador for the opposition to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio and Colombia-based…
Saudi Escalates War In Yemen, While Sanctions Tighten Further Around Iran
Yemen, September 2018. PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an…
Venezuelan Government To Charge Opposition With High-Treason Claiming Evidence Of Conspiracy With Exxon Mobil
PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence, President Juan Guaido of Venezuela, and President Iván Duque Márquez of Colombia, Monday February…
More Trouble With Boats – U.S. Issues Seizure Warrant For Iranian Oil Tanker
PICTURED: Grace 1 anchored off port in Haifa, Israel, Aug 26th, 2017. Gibraltar, August 18th, 2019. Earlier in July,…
Venezuela To Share Cuba’s Fate As Sanctions Turn To Embargo
Washington, August 6th, 2019. President Trump has signed an executive order placing the once sanction-gripped South American country of…
Who’s Got Whom? Britain And Iran Rattle Sabers Over The Mutual Seizing Of Tankers
PICTURED: Grace 1 anchored off port in Haifa, Israel, Aug 26th, 2017. Strait of Hormuz, July 19th, 2019. In…
