Oil and gas are a blessing and a curse.
A blessing if the money is well spend on renewables, hydrogen and wind energy. Use the 10-20 years of revenue that we will get out of the wells to never need them again.
A curse if the money out of the wells will seek into the swamp of corruption.
Also...
Yeah because that would be an appropriate reaction. /s
I repeat this every year, but not paying attention to any of these statements is the best reaction.
Dont multiply their impact by sharing and reacting to their statements.
In my world-view that topic is a non issue.
I'm on your side when it comes to those territories.
But saying that Spain couldn't do anything is very wrong.
How well would Spain perform vs. Morocco in an open conflict? Add in the factor of NATO and that's usually the end of the story.
I dont know whats more absurd, that the EU would actually be aligned on one foreign policy topic for once, dare to attack Turkey (its a political and economic union after all) or that the US and the EU would double tag Turkey.
Greece couldnt even get the EU to agree on anything significant...
The official numbers is at slightly over 50.000 deceased right now.
Not all the rubble is gone, so there might be another up tick but I think the worst is over.
It is not unheard of that companies use the plants and facilities already existing at military owned plants.
If there's capacity of course.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Plant_42
It doesnt say its going to be abandoned. He's saying they will pursue diplomatic solutions.
That doesnt mean retreating or giving up what has been gained.
I really try to not get involved in the politics threads. But if you read the election manifesto of the Alliance you could see that MMU will, of course, still be continued.