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MEET THE FRACKERS & HOW NORD STREAM II PROVIDES EUROPE STRATEGIC AUTONOMY

9/18/2019

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Nord Stream II and Europe's strategic autonomy
The European Union's gas relationship with Russia remains controversial within Europe, with opponents portraying the Nord Stream II project as aggression against Ukraine, a danger to Central and Eastern Europe and a reflection of Germany's dependence on Russian gas. ​
New leadership and new challenges for Saudi Arabia's oil industry
Rauf Mammadov
https://www.amazon.com/Frackers-Outrageous-Inside-Billionaire-Wildcatters/dp/B00GDJKH2I/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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IRAN STRIKES THE HOUSE OF SAUD

9/18/2019

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  • China pulls out of giant Iranian gas project 
  • Saudi Arabia and Iran make quiet openings to head off war
Why U.S. Patriot Missiles Failed to Protect Saudi Oil Sites
By Sébastien Roblin, NBC News: "The U.S. is having trouble defending against low-flying drones and cruise missiles after years of the Pentagon focusing on longer-range threats."
 Attacks on Saudi oil plants reveal weaknesses in US-made defenses
(Military.com) Ground-hugging swarms of drones and cruise missiles that decimated Saudi oil production facilities this month did billions’ worth of damage and defeated U.S.-made air-defense systems, including Raytheon's Patriots. The attacks raise concerns, analysts say, about the efficacy of such defense systems against the threat. 
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Saudi oil facility attack challenges Washington’s credibility
Karen E. Young | Al-Monitor 
While the recent attacks on two Saudi oil facilities will affect global oil prices, it is the US commitment in the region that is under attack.
Iran's Strategy Behind the Saudi Attack
By Raymond V. Mason, RealClearDefense: “A possible Iranian link to the attack on a Saudi oil installation this past weekend is the latest example of Iran’s continued ability to threaten American interests in the Middle East despite robust U.S. sanctions. While the administration is applying maximum economic pressure, sanctions alone will not force Iran to the table and are insufficient to address resulting Iranian retaliation."
The Saudi oil attacks won’t devastate the global economy — here’s what could
The Gulf Crisis Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking
Charles Lane, Washington Post
 
The Oil Price Increase and the Dollar
Desmond Lachman, AEI
Iran’s strike on Saudi Arabia brings Persian Gulf war closer 
Michael Rubin | Washington Examiner 

The Iraq War surge 
Stephen J. Hadley and Hal Brands | AEI video
Out of the Loop: What the Saudi Attacks Tell Us About the Future of Conflict
By Eliot Pence, RealClearDefense: "The Abqaiq attacks this month raised many questions. Who did it? How did they do it? What did they do it with? One question was notably absent: Why couldn't Saudi Arabia stop it? The answer is not straightforward, nor is it necessarily clear that anything could have stopped it."
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