Iraq, Venezuela, Qatar, Morocco

In this first miniseries of Season 2, we're looking at "Petronationalism". Oil imperialism has done a number on our world. In four snapshots we reflect on the ways that this fossil fuel market has negatively impacted the shape of many cultures. When we talk about reducing oil dependency, we often speak in environmental terms--but what if what's good for "the planet" is also good for us sociopolitically?REFERENCESAldroubi, Mina & Sinan Mahmoud. "The three kings of Iraq: How a short-lived monarchy changed the country forever", The National MENA. 2021.https://www.thenationalnews.co....m/mena/iraq/2021/08/ Trevor. "The Secret Cold War: The C.I.A. and American Foreign Policy in Europe, 1946-1956. Part I", The Historical Journal. June 1981.https://www.jstor.org/stable/2638793James, Brendan & Noah Kulwin. Blowback, Season One: Iraq (podcast). https://blowback.show/Season-1Chavez, César. "Passing a law does not solve the problem".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8uCEYw3M44]Earle, Edward M. "The Turkish Petroleum Company--A Study in Oleaginous Diplomacy", Political Science Quarterly. 1924.https://www.jstor.org/stable/2142190Gallegos, Raúl. Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela. Potomac Books, 2016.https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1dwsswfHajbi, Maher. "Will Morocco hit the oil jackpot?", The African Report. 2022.https://www.theafricareport.com/199829/will-morocco-hit-the-oil-jackpot/"El Libertador", Throughline. 2019.https://www.npr.org/2019/05/14..../723260665/el-libert Valentina. "The Qatar Oil Concession Ushers in a New Era for British Relations with Doha", Qatar Digital Library. 2014.https://www.qdl.qa/en/qatar-oi....l-concession-ushers- Rex, "Facts Regarding Iraqi Oil and Gas Reserves and Their Legal Status Prior to Self-Governance", The Legal Dimensions of Oil and Gas in Iraq. Cambridge University Press, 2009.https://www.cambridge.org/core..../books/abs/legal-dim