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Everything is a political weapon since Trump’s re-election, says Germany’s ex-economy minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/everything-is-a-political-weapon-since-trumps-re-election-says-germanys-ex-economy-minister #Germany #OilAndGasCompanies #Europe #EnergyIndustry #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #Russia #NordStream2Pipeline #Energy

Everything is a political weapon since Trump’s re-election, says Germany’s ex-economy minister

Robert Habeck says world has moved on from weaponising energy to using tariffs, technology and more to inflict harm

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Feb 20

Can Europe survive without US defence? Surprisingly, the Baltic sea nations are showing the way | Elisabeth Braw https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/20/europe-us-defence-baltic-sea-nations-russian-sabotage #Nato #Finland #Russia #Sweden #DonaldTrump #Europe #NordStream1Pipeline #NordStream2Pipeline #WorldNews #UsNews

Can Europe survive without US defence? Surprisingly, the Baltic sea nations are showing the way

Joint patrols are being mounted to protect undersea cables from Russian sabotage: localised cooperation is our best hope for now, says Swedish security expert Elisabeth Braw

The Guardian

anilmc Jun 14, 2025

So if #Iran shut down #StraitOfHormuz (20% of fossil production) and #Yemen shut down anything going through #SuezCanal (12% of all global shipping) or #Sumed #Pipeline (together Suez and Sumed account for 9% of crude and 8% of LPG), that's probably in excess of a 20% increase in the cost of fossil energy coming down the track. More significant than the destruction of #nordstream2pipeline in terms of inflationary pressure and alternative routing is substantially more difficult and costly, so the impact is likely to be sustained. Neocons will probably seize the excuse to argue for joining Israel in a regime change excursion as public discontent with bills gets up. The ethnonationalists might remain insular to start with, arguing for fortifying the borders of Europe against the flood of refugees as Israel continues to lash out around it, but sooner or later they will join the drumbeat of war as well.