THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER, Part 1 Russia attacks the West's Achilles' heel
By W Joseph Stroupe
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HK22Ag01.html

THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER, Part 2 Russia tips the balance
By W Joseph Stroupe
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HK23Ag01.html

Time will reveal how accurate Stroupe's analysis is.

Perhaps 'the West' has already secretly accumulated vast amounts of petroleum based end-products that will be utilised if and when 'Russia & Co.' try to get too smart for their own good.

http://www.countercurrents.org/po-maavak030306.htm

(Despite the onward march of socialism) markets operate more efficiently in 'the West' than they do 'elsewhere' so if a crisis does occur I think that it is the former region that will better adapt.