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Russia's weaponization of natural gas could backfire by destroying demand for it

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par Michael E. Webber, Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, University of Texas at Austin

In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir Putin, dressed like a 1930s gangster in a dark suit and fedora hat, under the headline “Don’t Mess with Russia.” Putin held a gasoline nozzle, gripping it like a machine gun. The target presumably was Europe, which relied heavily on Russia for oil and natural gas.

The cover story’s subheading asserted, “Russia’s…

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