Mutually Assured Refining Capacity : The Hidden Force Keeping Global Peace

Prelude: Coining MARC™ I’m coining a term: Mutually Assured Refining Capacity (MARC)™ . Unlike Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), which relies on nuclear deterrence, MARC™ binds nations through their dependence on scarce oil refineries. We can call it a working thesis, idea, or idea under development - the guard rails of energy flows, a primary way I evaluate geopolitics and its limits from time…