I’d like to add in on top of the Oil, it also serves as a very easy way to destabilize a country and pacify the population of the imperial core when it comes to the countries aggressive foreign policy, effectively inventing a justification for “liberation” and foreign interference
I’d like to add in on top of the Oil, it also serves as a very easy way to destabilize a country and pacify the population of the imperial core when it comes to the countries aggressive foreign policy, effectively inventing a justification for “liberation” and foreign interference
Yes. Eric has talked about those interests of the Empire in this video as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x--iH9bB-1Q&t=0s
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: