The Serious Discussion Thread.

[Kram81]

Seven charts that reveal how unprepared Australia was for the fuel crisis

Disruptions to Middle East oil shipments have rippled along the world’s longest supply chain through Asia – and there’s no knowing when the pressure will ease

www.theguardian.com

 

[looker-on]

Trump and the US is toast if true..

The potential withdrawal sounds like a logical consequence for those countries but it's hypothetical and may not go beyond stage one described by the author. He fails to explain the consequences for those states if they do that, why China could fully replace the US both as a place for investment and as a military ally, why the Gulf states could afford to do without investment opportunities in the US and without its military backing if no other country can, how Chinese military technology can be seamlessly interwoven with existing US equipment including top secret enemy recognition systems, codes, etc., and why the Gulf states would trust China as much as they trusted the US?
In sum, the vid is a bit one-sided by not showing the other side of the coin.