A priori their n ° 1 concern is not the reduction of CO2 emissions, but to have more and more oil and ore to "run" their prosperous industry .... we are in a bad way, the French, when we see what Sarko is at to balance our trade balance: make a pact with a Libyan devil !!
ABN the 10 / 12 / 2007 12h45
Oil and Realpolitik
No one is forced to approve President Gaddafi's official visit to France. But, in any event, how to really settle the eternal debate between defenders of human rights (or of the main principles of international law) and proponents of Realpolitik?
What is certain, however, is that such a debate does not take place in China. The Middle Empire is clearly ready to fire any wood to guarantee its future supply of raw materials in general and energy in particular.
No doubt, more than the simple sustainability of its economic growth model, does he see it as a pure question of long-term survival. Since then, Beijing does not hesitate to deal with countries banished from nations, in Africa in particular, showing an understanding that Machiavelli would not have denied ...
It is therefore perfectly consistent that Beijing has just signed with Iran a co-exploitation agreement for an oil field, valued at $ 2 billion.
Recall that Iran holds the second world reserves of hydrocarbons. However, given its diplomatic isolation, the country is today very hard to develop this heritage on its own, for both technical and financial reasons.
By making deals with China, Iran is killing two birds with one stone: on the one hand, it will benefit from the assistance of a powerful partner (and this without concessions - this is the case ... - major, apparently).On the other hand, it blows the wind of discord in the western camp. Indeed, remember that a number of European or Japanese oil companies are currently in the starting blocks to invest in Iran, being only held back by the fear of possible American sanctions ...
But Tehran's dangerous game ... could be a game-changer; and it is perhaps not worse, as it is true that when the merchants prosper, the cannon merchants tend to collapse ... The real meaning of Realpolitik?