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Economics as Strategic Weaponry

"Any economic means utilized in order to break enemy’s will to resist are in fact Economic Weaponry." From the article Terrorist Economic Weaponry



Russian strategic Economic Weaponries - natural gas and crude oil pipes 


"Useful Art" of political cartoon by Dmitry Butrin

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ECONOMIC WARFARE IN THE FINAL PHASE
by J. R. Nyquist


This week the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, warned against Russia’s use of energy as an instrument of foreign policy. Speaking before his ambassadors, the French President said: “Russia is imposing its return [as a great power] on the world scene by employing its assets, notably oil and gas, with a certain brutality.” A great power ought to be gentle in its economic or political superiority. The Russians, however, are accustomed to a more cynical use of their advantages. The language of the Russian president includes mockery, condescension and threats. The West cringes, the East advances. Who cares what the weak countries think? Their feelings are without consequence. Continued...
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