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Europe's Energy Crisis is Global
The long road to killing Nord Stream and ending Europe’s inexpensive gas transform the globe, prompting civil unrest and political shifts.
Europe has maintained a civil relationship since the Cold War and pursued trade with Russia despite the US perceiving the relationship as "undermining Europe's overall energy security and stability." Historically, European nations resented obstructionism because they haven't shared the US opinion of Russia.
Yet, someone with the financial and technological means to own and operate a submarine exploded Russia and Europe's Nord Stream pipelines. The blasts severed Europe's inexpensive lifeline and spewed the annual emissions of 1.3 million cars into the air within a few days.
The lack of inexpensive energy raises the cost of living and tests alliances as Europe faces insecurity and instability, importing expensive US Liquid Natural Gas (LNG).
Despite Kennedy and Reagan's sanctions, the Druzhba (Friendship) and Brotherhood pipelines have delivered oil and gas from the USSR to Europe since the 1960s. Supply continued without disruption during the Soviet Union's tumultuous power transfer, demonstrating Russia's intentions to maintain trade.
