@brett_mcgurk At stake: oil & water resources control:
In Syria, the Kurdish areas also sit on large oil reserves. The Kurdish territories, known as Rojava, are also bordered by the Euphrates River, giving the Kurds control of the water supply of Iraq & Syria.
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In Syria, the Kurdish areas also sit on large oil reserves. The Kurdish territories, known as Rojava, are also bordered by the Euphrates River, giving the Kurds control of the water supply of Iraq & Syria.
mesc.osu.edu/blog/birth-nat…
@brett_mcgurk "Bringing the Kurdish natural gas to Turkey [and then] to Europe is probably Rosneft's best bet for rivalling Gazprom's gas export monopoly, [which] Rosneft and peers have been lobbying the Russian government to end,"
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@brett_mcgurk Overall, it appears that Rosneft's investment in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq has been a risky gamble and, like in Venezuela, whether it pays off or not, will depend on how the geopolitical situation evolves.
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