Armenia, Argentina, Malaysia, Brazil, Gambia abstained.Global south 1; West 0
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Armenia, Argentina, Malaysia, Brazil, Gambia abstained.Global south 1; West 0
US still has much influence as long as it elect leaders more favorable to there interests and they are atleast some competent.Even more interesting is that energy-rich Qatar and UAE voted against. I do sense that USAs influence in the Gulf region is waning.
U.S. lawmakers are pushing bills that aim to break up the cartel; charge it in front of the World Trade Organization; or even seize assets its members own in the U.S.Potential rupture in US-OPEC relations. US political system views OPEC’s actions as a “declaration of economic and diplomatic war” that merits legislation to (among other things) “seize assets” as a penalty.
Damn, I would love to see this happen. Destroy their relations with OPEC and ensure no one trusts putting capital in the US ever again.U.S. lawmakers are pushing bills that aim to break up the cartel; charge it in front of the World Trade Organization; or even seize assets its members own in the U.S.
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Looming even larger in Congress, analysts and lobbyists said, is pending legislation called the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act, or NOPEC. Debated now for more than two decades but never passed, the bill would allow the Justice Department to sue members of OPEC for antitrust violations.
Current U.S. law prohibits sovereign governments from being sued without their consent. But under NOPEC, the Justice Department could sue OPEC members—national governments that own and control oil companies—for price fixing in U.S. courts under the Sherman Act, and then seize foreign-owned property in the U.S. to pay for any resulting damages.
If Indonesia abstained it's gonna be pretty awkward meeting Xi at G20 then taking the newly built high-speed rail together and posing for photo-ops. The application to join BRICS might also get delayed a bit.Biggest pleasant surprise here for me is Indonesia. Great respect for them voting no and not abstain despite great pressure from the US
Big chance for C919. Thank you for your service Comrade Khanna.
it will be painful for Saudis to replace all US made fighter jets but if ever decoupling happen, China would love to supply J-16 and FC-31.Please do it. FC-31 will have a chance at last.
long list.Big chance for C919. Thank you for your service Comrade Khanna.