Shit, the problems on Crete make sense now.
Building a massive offshore refueling station and energy transit center there would challenge Turkey's status.
The best political route for this mad dog is to use its own location to become a buffer or broker between Europe, Russia, and Iran.
Then, as long as it controls a few straits in the Black Sea and Mediterranean, plus the base established in Liberia, it can create massive geopolitical influence.
Upon hearing this, Thompson frowned and said, "I really hadn't considered this, why do you think that way?"
Joe Ga frowned and said, "People can interpret international politics from many angles, but in my view, interpreting the international political landscape through the lens of energy networks is the most accurate and the best way to pinpoint the core.
In an industrial society, controlling energy means controlling power!
The world's largest oil-producing areas are in Central North America, the Middle East, Russia...