The book clearly shows that all modern politics rotates around the oil pipe. If we understand that the struggle for control over hydrocarbons is the main leitmotif of political games, many issues become clear and understandable. “Freedom of speech”, “honest elections”, “struggle against dictatorship” are just ways to obtain control over oil fields. The battle for control over energy resources is every day, and the television and the pages of newspapers are filled with its echoes. But for us, all events are presented in a different light.
There is an oil background everywhere: the collapse of the USSR, the invasion of Saddam Hussein in Kuwait, the struggle of the Colombian partisans. These are answers to a lot of interesting and topical questions. Why did the USSR die and could it be saved? Who owns the US dollar? Why did TNK-BP become a center of constant negative news? Why does the exchange rate of the American currency change sharply and what will happen to the “buck” in the near future? How does the West use Iraq to fight against China? What about …
Author
Starikov Nikolay Viktorovich
Editor
Grigoryeva L.
Publisher
Peter, 2014
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