Voter Anger A huge portion of voters around the world are angry. Some are angry at their politicians because they lied to them about getting out of the crisis – supposedly it is over and the problems have been solved, and yet neither wages are rising nor jobs are being created. Others are angry at the weakness of their countries to …

With its decision on April 4 to adopt amendments to the Energy Law in the first reading in parliament, Bulgaria has proven in practice that it is trying to be Russia's "Trojan horse" in the European Union. The changes to the energy legislation effectively remove Bulgaria's obligations to comply with Directive 2009/73/EC...

As the world watches with rapture the unconventional oil and gas revolution in the United States, the largest crude oil producer, Russia, is looking for ways to increase its energy production capacity and maintain its leading position in the market. After more than 6 years of refusing to accept that unconventional …

For the past ten days, all eyes have been on Ukraine. And while the media has been discussing various political issues at length – the claims to power of the president who fled the country, the various moves of the opposition that took power, and the very real possibility that Crimea could secede from Kiev and (possibly) return to …

The agreement on Iran's nuclear program with the P5+1 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, is probably the most important geopolitical event of the past year. After nearly a decade of increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic, the negotiations on the principle of the "big stick" have yielded results. With the Iranian economy …

During my meeting with Ibrahim Al Muhanna, the chief advisor to the Saudi Arabian oil minister, I noticed that the book on his desk was “The Quest” by one of the great energy analysts, Daniel Yergin. His spacey discussion of hot topics in global energy is often …

A song sang that “the revolution will not be broadcast on television” (la revolucion no se televisara), but last week we saw Bulgaria losing its sovereignty on television. In a festive atmosphere and high spirits, Alexey Miller, the CEO of Gazprom, and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Plamen Oresharski, …

The media loves to overexpose events attended by the leaders of major oil and gas producers. Geopolitics, spheres of influence and interests are immediately discussed. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in early July was no exception. Once again, the thesis that gas producers are aiming …

In the film, "Let the Dogs Bark," Robert De Niro plays Conrad Breen, an expert in manipulating the American press and politics. He helps the American president, two weeks before the election, reverse the negative image he has created by starting a war with...Albania. By inventing an entire media campaign covering the war, ...

1. The war in Syria has become civil, religious and other minorities are clashing – atrocities are on both sides. There is no “good cause” to defend. Innocents will die on both sides.