China is expanding its military and security engagement into West Africa, with Chinese state-owned defence conglomerate Norinco opened a sales office in Dakar, Senegal, challenging French and Russian arms suppliers.
Chinese weapons supplier Norinco expands influence in West Africa, challenging Russia and France
Tag: Extraction of petroleum
Massive US Oil Caverns Sit Empty and Will Take Years to Refill
Massive US Oil Caverns Sit Empty and Will Take Years to Refill
- Nation’s oil reserve is at 40-year-low after historic drawdown
- Experts say refilling will take decades, if it happens at all
Southern Iraq’s toxic skies are a colonial legacy
The chain of events that led to the poisoning of southern Iraq’s skies by international oil companies started over a century ago, during colonial times.
Southern Iraq’s toxic skies are a colonial legacy
The Climate-Friendly Solution Is More U.S. Oil, Not Less: U.S. Republicans
On the sidelines of COP27 this week, U.S. House Republicans are arguing that additional crude oil production from the United States will be necessary to meet global oil demand—and better for the climate than the alternatives, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
The Climate-Friendly Solution Is More U.S. Oil, Not Less: U.S. Republicans
NATO in the Amazon: Petro Plays with Fire
By Roger D. Harris on October 26, 2022
NATO recently expanded to Sweden and Finland, has been de facto incorporated in Ukraine, and may extend to Georgia. Now, NATO’s entry into the Amazon is in the works under the aegis of newly elected President Gustavo Petro of Colombia.
NATO in the Amazon: Petro Plays with Fire
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The US warns Petro of the danger of falling into the hands of China:
The Government of Colombia replies to Washington that if it wants to prevail over Beijing, it must finance the purchase of land from ranchers to distribute among the peasants
Quid pro quo?!
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