Andrew Korybko — America’S Close To Unleash Its Nopec Superweapon Against The Russians & Saudis

The States Congress has revived the so-called “NOPEC” neb for countering OPEC as well as OPEC+.

Officially called the “No Oil Producing as well as Exporting Cartels Act”, NOPEC is the Definition of so-called “lawfare” because it enables the States to extraterritorially impose its domestic legislation on others yesteryear giving the authorities the correct to sue OPEC as well as OPEC+ countries similar Russian Federation because of their coordinated efforts to command crude oil prices.

Lawsuits, however, are unenforceable, which is why the targeted states’ refusal to abide yesteryear the States courts’ probable predetermined sentence against them volition likely last used to trigger sanctions nether the worst-case scenario, amongst this chain of events beingness catalyzed inward lodge to accomplish several strategic objectives....

Whoever controls liberate energy controls the world.

The role behind this approach is to intimidate the US’ European vassals into complying amongst its demands thence every bit to brand every bit much of the continent every bit possible a captive marketplace of America’s liberate energy exporters, which explains why Trump also wants to scrap LNG export licenses to the EU. If successful, this could farther erode Europe’s shrinking strategic independence as well as also inflict long-term economical impairment on the US’ liberate energy rivals that could thence last exploited for political purposes. At the same time, America’s lately unveiled “Power Africa” initiatory to invest $175 billion inward gas projects at that topographic point could eventually encounter States companies inward the emerging liberate energy frontiers of Tanzania, Mozambique, as well as elsewhere decease of import suppliers to their country’s Chinese rival, which could brand Beijing’s access to liberate energy fifty-fifty to a greater extent than subject on American goodwill than e'er before.

If looked at every bit the opening salvo of a global liberate energy state of war beingness waged inward parallel amongst the trade one every bit opposed to beingness dismissed every bit the populist slice of legislation that it’s beingness portrayed every bit yesteryear the media, NOPEC tin hand the axe last seen every bit the strategic superweapon that it genuinely is, amongst its ultimate effectiveness beingness subject of course of report on whether it’s properly wielded yesteryear American determination makers. It’s every bit good before to telephone telephone it a game-changer because it hasn’t fifty-fifty been promulgated yet, simply inward the trial that it e'er is, thence it mightiness decease downwards inward history every bit the most impactful energy-related evolution since OPEC, LNG, as well as fracking.

Bold.

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America’s About to Unleash Its NOPEC Superweapon Against the Russians & Saudis
Andrew Korybko