High oil prices boost the entire Russian economy, as the government distributes revenues and the ruble strengthens
(Ben, Reporter at U.S. News & World Report, “Russia Stocks Soar on Rising Oil Prices,”4-5, http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2011/04/05/russia-stocks-soar-on-rising-oil-prices)
Of the rapidly growing "BRIC" countries—Brazil, Russia, management consultant firm Magoon Capital.
Russian economic decline causes nuclear war
FILGER 2009 (Sheldon, author and blogger for the Huffington Post, “Russian Economy Faces Disastrous Free Fall Contraction” http://www.globaleconomiccrisis.com/blog/archives/356)
In Russia historically, economic health Economic Crisis is its least dangerous consequence.
Russian weakness causes nuclear war, prolif, disease, terrorism, CBW use, world economic collapse, and US intervention
OLIKER AND CHARLICK-PALEY 2002 (Olga and Tanya, RAND Corporation Project Air Force, “Assessing Russia’s Decline,” www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1442/)
The preceding chapters have illustrated the ways increasing the risk of nuclear war.
Russian economy is key to the global economy
DELANEY 1-26-2011 (Martin, “Russia: The Wild East,” Investment And Pensions Europe)
However, many would argue they are wrong. "There ..are being made
Diversification efforts solve long term unsustainability but high oil prices are key to fund investment in diversification in the short-term.
What the Papers Say (Russia), 11/28/2007. “Still Hooked on Oil,” Lexis.
Being hooked on oil is the .. certainly won't be simple and smooth.
High oil prices key to ensure Russian reforms.
Vladimir Chizhov, 5/8/2008. Russian Ambassador to the EU, former deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. “Russian Ambassador: 'You will not live to see Putin and Medvedev in conflict,” EurActiv, http://www.euractiv.com/en/foreign-affairs/russian-ambassador-live-see-putin-medvedev-conflict/article-172227.
I will not deny that the high price of oil, … infrastructure is very investment heavy.
A) High prices spur renewables that solve warming
(Marvin, president of Forecasting International Ltd.; Owen, former senior editor at Omni magazine and freelance writer, The Futurist, SEPTEMBER 1)
Coal gasification. In an effort to wean the .. technologies already have proven useful.
[Oliver, Climate Researcher, The Guardian, 8-11, “On a planet 4C hotter, all we can prepare for is extinction”, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/11/climatechange]
We need to get prepared for … similar hothouse Earth
High oil prices key to construction of IPI pipeline.
Barry Wood, 3/24/2005. “High Oil Prices Make New Pipeline Construction More Likely,” Voice of America, http://www.politicsol.com/news/2005/03-24-higher-oil-prices-make-new-pipeline-construction-more-likely.html.
Oil analysts stress that despite rising demand there is at present no shortage of oil $4 billion and take from three to five years to build.
IPI key to prevent India-Pakistan conflict.
Rizwan Zeb, 11/16/2005. Senior analyst at the Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad. “Does the Iran-India-Pakistan Pipeline Have a Future?” Central Asia Caucasus Institute, http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/3551/print.
Apart from the fact that the IPI pipelin. seems to have achieved this objective – at least on this theatre.
Ghulam Nabi Fai, 7/8/2001. Kashmiri American Council. Washington Times, Lexis.
The foreign policy of the United States in impending Fissile Material/Cut-off Convention.
