Tag: gcc

End of an Era Part 3 (of a 3 Part Series)

5. The GCC is Finished Of the five GCC countries, we will not discuss Saudi Arabia, but the other 4 – Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar and the UAE. Saudi Arabia’s production capacity has suffered measurable damage. It is exporting some 5 million bpd through its East-West pipeline. Qatar has lost close to one-fifth of its liquefied […]

HORMUZ-Energy Wars & Economic Crisis

1 Iran Closes the Straits 2 Energy Wars 2 RIP Petro Dollar 3 The Effects of Shortages 4 MBS Moves – At Last 5 The US/EU Counter 6 The War Intensifies            The Middle East remains the world’s dominant source of hydrocarbon reserves and a major driver of crude oil and natural gas output. Nearly half […]

The US – Saudi Nexus Part 4 (Of a 6 Part Series): 2016-2018

The Rise of Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) “Modernizing Saudi Arabia” and the Middle East Geopolitical Chessboard Saudi Arabia is undergoing a dramatic shift in decades. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman made unexpectedly a gigantic leap into becoming potential successor of Salman bin Abdulaziz. The question that flashes to mind in the context of the recent and […]

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