| Within 10 years (or so), Russia is going to dominate European oil-and-gas market with appx. share of 75%.
If Rio-de-Janeiro remains politically independent, then Brazil should become one of Russia's next targets to intercept and influence South America, in order to corner U.S. enterprise in that region.
Therefore, U.S. needs to seek out and/or promote political solutions to protect its (vital to U.S.) energy resources around the globe, and establish much closer relationship and/or partnership with Brazil in all fields.
Science and Technology is solution. Otherwise, we are heading for a major conflict, where energy resources dictate all the conditions. |