Energy Dispute a Reminder About Classic Geopolitics
Beginning around 20 June and ending 24 June, Europe went through a mini natural gas crisis. Russian natural gas giant Gazprom reduced supplies into Belarus by 60% in response to Belarus’ unpaid bill of $192 million. Belarus at first refused to pay and later even offered payment in the form of tradable goods instead of [...]
Nuclear Arms Summit of Questionable Import
On April 12 and 13, the United States hosted a nuclear arms summit. In attendance were heads of state from 47 nations the world over. Leading up to the summit, there was much discussion and speculation as to the reason for and importance of sending so many heads of state to such a summit, because [...]
