Bruseljski Politico poroča o menda naraščajočem nezadovoljstvu med evrokrati in evropskimi politiki nad ZDA. Denimo, točka 1, nad tem, da imajo edino ZDA korist od te vojne, saj se okoriščajo s tem, da Evropi drago, štirikrat dražje od ameriških cen, prodajajo plin:
“Dejstvo je, da če pogledaš trezno, je država, ki ima največjo korist od te vojne, ZDA, ker prodajajo več goriva, in to po višjih cenah, in ker prodajajo več orožja,” je za časopis Politico povedal neimenovani višji vir iz Bruslja.
Ne razumem tega razburjanja evrokratov in politikov, saj je to bil ves čas načrt ZDA. Prav nazorno so ga razdelali v javno dostopni študiji RAND korporacije za ameriško vlado “How to extend Russia”: Rusijo je treba izzvati, da se vojaško ali ekonomsko preveč izpostavi, nakar je treba proti njej uvesti mednarodne sankcije, pri čemer je ključno, da jih uvedejo evropske države in prekinejo nabave ruskih energentov, od česar bodo zaslužili ameriški izvozniki energentov:
Najbolj obetavni ukrepi za obremenitev Rusije na področju proizvodnje energije in mednarodnega pritiska so naslednji:
-
Expanding U.S. energy production would stress Russia’s economy, potentially constraining its government budget and, by extension, its defense spending. By adopting policies that expand world supply and depress global prices, the United States can limit Russian revenue. Doing so entails little cost or risk, produces second-order benefits for the U.S. economy, and does not need multilateral endorsement.
-
Imposing deeper trade and financial sanctions would also likely degrade the Russian economy, especially if such sanctions are comprehensive and multilateral. Thus, their effectiveness will depend on the willingness of other countries to join in such a process. But sanctions come with costs and, depending on their severity, considerable risks.
-
Increasing Europe’s ability to import gas from suppliers other than Russia could economically extend Russia and buffer Europe against Russian energy coercion. Europe is slowly moving in this direction by building regasification plants for liquefied natural gas (LNG). But to be truly effective, this option would need global LNG markets to become more flexible than they already are and would need LNG to become more price-competitive with Russian gas.
You must be logged in to post a comment.