Александр Вячеславович Бычков

Fuel Security in Moscow and Other Megacities: Margin of Safety Decides Everything

If you live in a major city and rely on a car, public transport, or simply depend on ambulance services and municipal utilities functioning properly, fuel security has stopped being an abstract infrastructure topic. It has become a question of everyday resilience — especially against the backdrop of what 2026 revealed: even developed European capitals can find themselves on the brink of a physical fuel shortage within a matter of weeks.

Why This Issue Has Become Urgent Right Now

Локомотив, который поехал под откос: почему Германия больше не тянет Европу

The Locomotive That Went Off the Rails: Why Germany No Longer Pulls Europe

Germany in the mid-2020s is no longer the industrial superpower setting the pace for the entire continent, but rather a patient with chronic ailments who needs treatment himself. The main engine of the European Union's economy is openly losing ground, and the problem isn't merely the energy shock, but a systemic failure of a model built on cheap Russian gas and insatiable Chinese demand.

Energy: The End of the Era of Free Gas