Iakovos Alhadeff: 37 books

A very short essay with the the battles for the Caspian oil during World Wars, but also during more recent wars of attrition

The following chapters are independent essays that were written between July 2015 and February 2016. They appear in random order, and therefore they do not have to be read in the order they appear. The issue in all the essays is the connection between the energy policies of various countries,...

The Silk Roads are the trade routes that connect Asia with Europe and Africa since the ancient times. Due to their importance of the Silk Roads for trade there were many wars for their control over the centuries. The following chapters refer to some of these wars. Each chapter is and independent essay,...

France is fighting Al-Qaeda in Africa and France is fighting ISIS in France. The French intervention in Mali and the terrorist attacks in Paris and Nice were major events that will shape the years to come.Al-Qaeda in Africa was mainly supported by Iran and Sudan while ISIS was mainly supported by Turkey.This essay explains the economic underpinnings of these wars.

The following chapters are independent essays written in May, June and July 2016, and they can be read in any order.The wars for the global resources of oil and natural gas are the topic of most essays. To a large extent, the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries were the result of energy rich...

The present booklet examines two incidents of the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring of Oman and the Arab Spring of Libya.However the emphasis is on the Libyan Arab Spring, and the toppling of the Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. Qaddafi was a very strongheaded dictator, and somehow he managed...

The following chapters are independent essays written in May, June and July 2016, and they can be read in any order.The wars for the global resources of oil and natural gas are the topic of most essays. To a large extent, the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries were the result of energy rich...

There is a rumor that it is very difficult to understand the Middle East. However this is not true. It is difficult to understand the Middle East only when the emphasis is not on oil and natural gas. If oil and natural gas are taken into account it is very easy to analyze the Middle East.Because...

Libya is the richest African country in oil reserves and one of the richest in the world. The following seven chapters are independent essays that were written on different dates, and therefore you should not expect some kind of connection between the chapters. On the other hand all chapters deal...