Global Oil Trade

The United Arab Emirates is Destroying the Biodiversity of a Yemeni Archipelago.

December 21, 2023 UNAC Editor Environment, Imperialism, Israel, Somalia, Yemen

by Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy, Published on Counterpunch, December 1, 2023 Environmental destruction entails two intertwined processes: climate change and the destruction of biodiversity, which mutually reinforce each other. Both are human-caused. Climate change is not the lead driver of biodiversity loss; it is human overexploitation of natural resources and habitat destruction. Protecting biodiversity protects against climate change. Nowhere is the[…]

OPEC’s Body Blow to Biden Presidency

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Blowback, Global Trade, Russia, Saudi Arabia

by M.K. Bhadrakrumar, published on the Indian Punchline, October 8, 2022 The Biden Administration is swiftly establishing a narrative that the recent OPEC decision to cut oil production by two million tonnes is a geopolitical “aligning” by Saudi Arabia and Russia. It taps into the Russophobia in the Beltway and deflects attention from the humiliating defeat of President Biden’s personal[…]

UNAC Statement on US Threat to Iranian Aid to Venezuela

May 20, 2020 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Breaking News, Featured, Iran, Statement, Venezuela

The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) denounces any attempts by the US to stop shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela. Last week, an Iran-flagged tanker passed the Suez Canal, reportedly bound for Venezuela with a shipment of refined fuel. Despite having the largest proven oil reserves in the world, Venezuela’s refining capacity has been damaged by the US embargo, greatly[…]