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The geopolitical tensions surrounding the development of Nord Stream 2 are unprecedented. To begin with, Russia has very poor relations with the Baltic states and Poland, nations who will almost always fight against anything they see as empowering Russia geopolitically. Then there is Ukraine, a nation that is strongly against the pipeline due to its fear of losing the transit fees that it currently charges Russia for exporting gas to Europe. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the United...

"This is one of the biggest stories of the decade." — Pepe Escobar at FB.Gold, Goats 'N GunsTrump Loses More than Just the Battle Over Nordstream 2 Tom Luongo

Since its first announcement I have been convinced the Nordstream 2 pipeline would be built. I have followed every twist of this story from my days writing for Newsmax.And the reason for my confidence can be summed up in one word. Money.  Nordstream 2 simply makes too much economic sense for any amount of political whining from the U.S. and Poland to stop it. Poland has no power within the European Union.Germany does. And while I’m no fan of Angela Merkel getting another political...