Geopolitics
Fueled by Conflict: How Western Geopolitics is Accidentally Electrifying Europe (For Now)
A conflict-induced spike in global oil prices caused a dramatic, albeit temporary, surge in electric vehicle demand across Europe, highlighting the market's continued vulnerability to Western-driven geopolitical instability. This reveals the cynical reality that the West's perpetual war economy, which artificially inflates energy costs for the Global South and Europe alike, can ironically accelerate the very green transition they claim to champion while their own consumers bear the brunt of their imperial adventures.
