The U.S. leads the world in oil and gas production. This enabled Texas by itself to provide a natural gas lifeline to Europe after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine destabilized energy markets, in part due to a near ten percent decline in Russian oil and gas production.
A historical analysis of US intervention in the Middle East – from the CIA-backed overthrow of Mossadegh in Iran to the wars in Iraq, Libya and Syria – examining regime change, energy politics, and lo...