... federalism would secure the rights for which they had long battled and given their lives.
However, over time, these aspirations came into contact with a complicated political reality, the first indications of which were seen in 2007, when the federal oil and gas bill
failed to pass
. The purpose of this law, which was outlined in
Articles 111 and 112
of the Iraqi constitution, was to manage interactions between the national government and the provinces that produce oil, including the Kurdistan region. ...
... However, existing facts indicate that cooperation between the US and Russia to revive Nord Stream 2 is unlikely even if there is a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Ivan Timofeev:
Russian-American Talks and the US Congressional Initiatives on Sanctions
Russian gas supplies to the EU have been an irritant for the US since the Cold War. In the early 1980s, the Reagan administration pursued a vigorous policy to disrupt the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline project. On the one hand, it was supposed to ensure the ...
Switching payments for Russian gas deliveries into rubles is perfectly in line with the principles of today’s multilateral monetary system
The instructions the Russian President gave to the Federal Government, demanding that payments for the deliveries of Russian gas to “unfriendly ...
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline will surely become an important strategic tool for Russia to reactivate the South Asian vector of its foreign policy
Russia’s Yekaterinburg hosted the 7
th
meeting of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic,...
... the Southern Mediterranean
The Eastern Mediterranean sub-region is at the juncture of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, which both makes it hostage to old overlapping conflicts and opens up certain opportunities. It is important to remember that gas reserves in the Mediterranean shelf discovered in the XXI century total
over 3.8 trillion
cubic meters. The key fields are Zohr off the coast of Egypt, Tamar and Leviathan off the coast of Israel, and Aphrodite off the coast of Cyprus, etc. Additionally,...
While Iraq's dependence on imported Iranian electricity continues to worry Washington, the key to breaking this energy dependence lies in the development of its own gas fields
Iraq is one of the few countries to benefit from the Iranian sanctions’ exemptions. The United States has repeatedly extended the period of a
sanctions waiver
for Iraq — most recently in September — due to Baghdad's dependence on Iran’s ...
While the project has stalled since last year, Merkel has underlined Germany’s vital interest in privileged access to Russian gas
On October 7, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Heiko Maas issued a
joint statement
condemning the “Russian involvement and responsibility” in the Novichok poisoning of Alexey Navalny. In retaliation ...
Fighting for resources fits well into Recep Erdogan’s “neo-Ottoman” foreign policy concept
Active exploration of gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean has boosted the region’s importance for the local powers. Most European states depend on imports of energy resources, which means that taking hold of new gas sources is an important element for strengthening ...
... rights to the exclusive economic zone depends on the durability of the Faiz Saraj regime
On January 8, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan met in Istanbul. Discussions focused on the launch of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, as well as topical issues on the international agenda. After the meeting, both presidents called on all parties involved in the Libyan conflict to cease hostilities from January 12 and take a seat at the negotiating table. Putin and Erdogan ...
... vessels from participating in further repair or maintenance works.
Meanwhile, Germany and the EU have already voiced strong discontent with the U.S. sanctions. Indeed, they benefit from the project. Russia has agreed to preserve a considerable part of its gas transit via Ukraine — this has been one of the key demands to support the project. The European Union has never invited the U.S. to protect them from the NS2, though there was a heated debate inside the EU. Apparently, sanctions emerge as an instrument ...
