Ace of Spades Headlines

Sir Tony Brenton and Mark Mills: American Technologists and Entrepreneurs Re-Set Russian Relations
"Unsurprisingly, oil prices are up in reaction to the Syrian mess. It’s worth keeping in mind that President Putin is at the top of the list of world leaders who benefit from this.... Meanwhile, under President Obama... entrepreneurs have created an oil and gas revolution in the American shale fields that undermines Russia’s export profits, and perhaps the very survival of Putin’s governance." [rdbrewer]