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"Frontlines: Fuel of war"2006 Peak Oil reached, the ‘Long Emergency’ begins.
2007 Ukraine joins EU, other former soviet states follow.
2008 Iraq collapses, becomes US protectorate, oil exports secured.
2008 First global pandemic kills thousands, outbreaks continue for years.
2008 Permanent US/NATO bases in Afghanistan.
2009 Georgian Republics join EU against protestations of Russia.
2009 Shia/ Sunni civil war spreads across Middle East from Iraq.
2009 Indecisive first war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
2009 Pakistan civil war, NATO props up government.
2010 Economic and military conflict between US and Venezuela.
2010 China brutally crushes pro-democracy movement.
2010 South American Free Union formed, supports Venezuela.
2010 EU fortifies Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
2011 China, Iran sign deal to trade arms and oil.
2011 Western Powers arm Saudi’s against Iranians, insurgents.
2011 Wars, oil shortages, disease, environmental degradation cause global recession.
2012 Recession causes severe, violent political unrest in China and Russia.
2013 Iran/Saudi war spreads across region, nations disintegrate, anarchy ensues.
2013 Climate change ends seasonal weather predictability, crops start failing.
2013 Massive starvation in Africa, nations crumble, wide spread anarchy.
2013 Israel arming Iran/Saudi each against other, both retaliate against Israel.
2013 Pakistan disintegrates into chaos and tribalism, NATO intervenes.
2013 Turkmenistan ships oil to West via Afghanistan, Pakistan.
2014 Three way nuclear war decimates Israel, Saudi, and Iran.
2014 Middle Eastern oil production declines precipitously.
2014 Floundering global economy slides into full scale depression.
2014 Global warming causes oceans to begin to rise.
2014 Continent wide North American Union formed.
2015 Caspian oil makes Central Asia ‘New Middle East’.
2015 Constant mid-intensity conflict between North and South America.
2015 Widespread civil unrest in Europe and North America.
2015 South America surprisingly strong with Chinese backing.
2015 Border conflicts between China and India, latter joins NATO.
2015 Russia, China form Red Star Alliance (RS), share military, economic resources.
2015 Caspian nations play superpowers off each other.
2016 Superpowers become military police states.
2016 Attempted jump start of developed economies fail, depression deepens.
2016 Missile defence makes North America invulnerable to strategic weapons.
2016 Continuing pandemics cause casualties in hundreds of millions.
2016 NATO members plus India form the Western Coalition (WC).
2017 Powers leave Middle East, region disintegrates into tribal wasteland.
2018 Starvation becomes commonplace in developed countries.
2018 Global depression more or less permanent.
2019 Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan join RS.
2019 Catastrophic weather kills millions, leaves many regions uninhabitable.
2020 RS deploys missile defence shield, nuclear arsenals obsolete.
2020 Superpowers initiate conventional military build up in Central Asia.
2020 Superpowers escalate military build up in Central Asia.
2021 Treaty ends inconclusive conflict between RS/WC in South Asia.
2021 Turkmenistan stuns Red Star allies, joins Western Coalition.
2023 Turkmen oil flows to WC, benefits desperate populations.
2023 Pacific super-hurricane devastates west coast from Alaska to Portland.
2024 Oil Wars start.
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