The largest oil-producing countries, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided on December 4 to maintain current production levels in the face of uncertainty and the entry into force of new sanctions against Moscow. Representatives of the thirteen members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), led by Riyadh, and their 10 allies, […]
In March 2022, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that “Europe is the new hotspot” of global arms import. While this development is attributed to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (US/EU/NATO), what’s equally, or even more, important to understand is how most of this European purchase is coming from the […]
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | December 11, 2022 Natural gas accounts for 43% of the UK’s primary energy consumption. In comparison, renewable energy only supplies 4%. Our reliance on gas though is much greater in winter months: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/total-energy-section-1-energy-… And if you look at hour-by-hour data, the peaks are […]
By Finian Cunningham | Strategic Culture Foundation | December 11, 2022 Poor and freezing Britons will no doubt be cheered by the BBC’s report that Britain is to build a new stealth fighter jet. How cozy to know the skies above are being protected while you and your children are huddled under dank blankets with […]
“We have some good news. We are flying to the Moon once again.” This is how one can characterize the flow of reports from South Korean media outlets that emerged last week and are devoted to (military) space topics. On November 28, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a roadmap for the development of the […]
The Cradle | December 10, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping left Saudi Arabia early on 10 December following a three-day visit that saw him attend three different summits with leaders from across West Asia and Africa. On Friday night, Xi headed the first China-Arab States Summit, which saw a large majority of Arab League heads of […]
By Jeffrey A. Tucker | Brownstone Institute | December 10, 2022 On October 27, 2022, Elon Musk fired Vijaya Gadde from her job at Twitter where she was general counsel and the head of legal, policy, and trust. It became quickly obvious to him and others on his team that it was she who drove […]
Alberta Premier leadership candidate Danielle Smith – Dave Cournoyer / Wikimedia Commons Life Site News – December 9, 2022 EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s “Sovereignty Act” legislation was passed Thursday in the province’s legislature, despite pushback from left-wing critics including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs under Smith put their full support […]
RT | December 10, 2022 French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has announced on Friday it is giving up its stake in Russian gas producer Novatek and withdrawing its two representatives from the company’s board. The exit will result in a “record” impairment of about $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter as Total will “no […]
MEMO | December 9, 2022 Turkiye emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish Straits continued to rise on Friday, Reuters reports. Ankara has declined to scrap a new insurance inspection rule it implemented […]
