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Russia, at the end of the day, is so politically different from Wahabi Saudi Arabia and fundamentalist Iran that it is very hard to see those three forming an effective alliance and it is equally unlikely that the USA will be able to manipulate Russian oil policy to diminish OPEC power in the market.
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(2005). Central Asia and the Caspian Basin. In: McPherson, H., Duncan Wood, W., Robinson, D.M. (eds) Emerging Threats to Energy Security and Stability. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3567-5_28
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