The second half of the 20th Century was marked by the American-Soviet rivalry. During this period the Americans approached the Chinese, in order to alienate them from the Soviets, while the KGB broke the Soviet Union in order for Russia to approach Western European countries and export the huge Russian oil and natural gas reserves to the big industrial economies of Europe. Today the Europeans are afraid of Russia while the Americans are afraid of China, and the post Cold...

The following chapters are independent essays written in May, June and July 2016, and they can be read in any order. The wars for the global resources of oil and natural gas are the topic of most essays. To a large extent, the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries were the result of energy rich countries competing to secure their exports, or the result of energy poor countries competing to secure their access to energy resources. Many episodes of the energy wars of t...

The modern father of the idea of an Islamic Caliphate was the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). And even though ISIS is retreating in Iraq and Syria, due to the NATO bombings, the idea of an Islamic State is becoming more and more popular in the Muslim world. More and more terrorist groups pledge their allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syira. This essay examines the paradox of a shrinking Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with a rising popularity.

A brief summary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, and how these historic events were related to terrorism, and more specifically to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad needed a monster in order to keep Syria under their control, when in 2011 Turkey and Qatar used the Muslim Brotherhood to cause a regime change. It turns out that this monster was the Islamic State, which was the successor of Al-Qaeda of Iraq, which was established by the Arabs and the Iranians in 2003 in order to attack the Americans who had overturned Saddam Hussein.

France is fighting Al-Qaeda in Africa and ISIS in France. Al-Qaeda was supported by Iran and Sudan while ISIS was supported by Turkey. This essay explains the economic underpinnings of these wars.

A summary of the major wars of the 21st Century. Wars included are the war of Iraq, the war of Afghanistan, the war of Syria, the war of Libya, the civil war of Ukraine, and the war of Kurdistan.

A summary of the major wars of the 21st Century. Wars included are the war of Iraq, the war of Afghanistan, the war of Syria, the war of Libya, the civil war of Ukraine, and the war of Kurdistan.

Τhe connection between the energy policies of various countries with the wars that break out at various parts of the world, i.e. at the Middle East and North Africa etc

Terrorist organizations are always created to promote the interests of various countries, most of the time their interests in the oil and natural gas industries. This essay explains why Al-Qaeda is a business, which is actually true for all terrorist groups. I.A. July 2016

The present booklet examines two incidents of the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring of Oman and the Arab Spring of Libya. However the emphasis is on the Libyan Arab Spring, and the toppling of the Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. Qaddafi was a very strongheaded dictator, and somehow he managed to bring everyone against him during the Arab Spring of Libya. The emphasis of the booklet is on why Iran, a traditional ally of Qaddafi, attacked Qaddafi during the Libyan Arab Spring.

The following chapters are independent essays written in April and May 2016, and they can be read in any order. The wars for the global resources of oil and natural gas are the topic of most essays. To a large extent, the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries were the result of energy rich countries competing to secure their exports, or the result of energy poor countries competing to secure their access to energy resources. Many episodes of the energy wars of the 20...

How oil and natural gas are causing cracks in the Shia world

It is a well known fact that Holywood is leaning towards socialism. However the financing of this Hollywood socialist propaganda is rarely discussed. The last few years saw some socialist movies like “The Wolf of Wall Street”, “The Promised Land”, “The Big Short” becoming major box office success stories. The question is who is financing this socialist propaganda in the United States, and that’s what this essay is about.

The issue of the book is the connection between the energy policies of various countries, their foreign policies, and the wars that break out at various parts of the globe, since all three are closely related.

The following chapters are independent essays that were written between July 2015 and February 2016. They appear in random order, and therefore they do not have to be read in the order they appear. The issue in all the essays is the connection between the energy policies of various countries, their foreign policies, and the wars that break out at various parts of the globe, since all three are closely related. I describe many economic interests and many alliances in m...

The issue of the book is the connection between the energy policies of various countries, their foreign policies, and the wars that break out at various parts of the globe, since all three are closely related.

This essay explains the rise of a socialist politician in the United States, i.e. Bernie Sanders, and how his rise is related the American energy companies.

The following chapters are independent essays that were written between July 2015 and February 2016. They appear in random order, and therefore they do not have to be read in the order they appear.

The issue in all the essays is the connection between the energy policies of various countries, their foreign policies, and the wars that break out at various parts of the globe, since all three are closely related. I describe many economic interests and many alliances in my essays. But alliances change and so do economic interest. Therefore what is more important for the reader is to have an idea of the global resources i.e. oil and natural gas in my essays, because glo...

The following chapters are independent essays that were written between July 2015 and February 2016. They appear in random order, and therefore they do not have to be read in the order they appear. The issue in all the essays is the connection between the energy policies of various countries, their foreign policies, and the wars that break out at various parts of the globe, since all three are closely related. I describe many economic interests and many alliances in m...