[sergey1973]

PING--An interesting analysis of possible future of the US Source of Energy.

BTW, I use my Russia & Eurasia Ping list to ping on other articles as well. If you prefer to be pinged only on articles related to Russia & Eurasia, pls let me know. I don't want to overping my Ping List friends -:))))

[contemplator]

...There is also a rising expectation by many in America and other coun­tries that the U.S. will intervene in internal and regional African conflicts more frequently and actively...

This 'rising expectation' of which the author speaks sounds like wishful thinking, or a false premise upon which to base further assertions in the article. I've seen no polls or other statistical data to back this up. Either way, this is a very slippery slope. In my opinion it's one that cannot be attempted in a single on-going type of doctrine but one which would have to be bitten off in pieces as opportunities presented themselves to 'spread democracy'.

[Restorer]

Most Americans view Africa as a region plagued by instability, poverty, and poor governance. Although accurate for portions of the continent, this picture is far from complete

So which areas or countries aren't "plagued by instability, poverty, and poor governance?" From here it looks like a universal condition of the continent, although I'm sure some areas are worse than others.

I've heard (relatively) good things about Tunisia and Morocco, although when we say "Africa" we're usually euphemizing for sub-Saharan or black Africe.

[Calpernia]

So Africa is a front for shades of grey.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652851/posts
Angola: China's African foothold

[theBuckwheat]

America's Growing Reliance on non-ANWR oil.

(It is just not honest to draw lines on a map of the United States where oil drilling is forbidden and then saying that we "depend" on outside sources.)