Chapter 8 Chinese version preface

"Oil Wars: Oil Politics Determines the New World Order" is a best-selling masterpiece in the field of international politics at the beginning of this century.After the English version of the original book was published, it has been translated into Croatian, French, German, Slovenian, Korean, Arabic and other languages. The author, Mr. William Endall, is a famous economist and researcher who has been engaged in the analysis and research of international politics, economy and new world order for more than 30 years.William Endor studied at Princeton University in the United States in his early years and obtained a bachelor's degree in political science, and then studied for a postgraduate study at Stockholm University, studying comparative economics.Later, he worked successively in New York and Europe as an independent economist and investigative journalist.His research covers a wide range of fields, including energy and geopolitics, but also world agricultural issues, grain trading monopoly, GATT, IMF, third world debt, hedge funds and the Asian financial crisis, etc.Mr. William Endor is also often invited to give speeches at some international conferences on geopolitics, economy, energy, etc., including Prince Zaki Yamani [Prince Zaki Yamani was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1930, From 1962 to 1986, he served as the Minister of Petroleum and Mining of Saudi Arabia, during which he concurrently served as the Minister of OPEC for 25 years.Prince Zaki Yamani is widely credited with being the main architect behind the quadrupling of crude oil prices during the 1973 oil crisis. ——The author of this article] at the Global Energy Research Center in London, the Global Investor Forum in Switzerland, the Central Bank of Malaysia, the Russian Strategic Research Institute, the Croatian Business and Economic Association, etc., and regularly writes articles for the World Globalization Center and many international publications [Including Asia Times, FinancialSense.com, AsiaInc, GlobalResearch.com, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Foresight magazine, Grant's Investorcom in New York, European Banker and Business Banker International, SmartInvestor, and ZeitFragen in Germany, etc. ——The author of this article].In addition to writing articles, Mr. William Endor is an economist who regularly advises major European banks and private fund managers.Mr. Wilhelm Endauer and his wife currently live in Germany.

William Endor has three important works in his life: "Seeds of Destruction: The Behind-the-Scenes Motives of Genetic Manipulation" (tentative title), "The End of the World and the New Cold War" (tentative title) ["Seeds of Destruction: Behind-the-scenes Motives of Genetic Manipulation] " (tentative title) ("Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation") and "Armageddon and the New Cold War" (tentative title) ("Armageddon and the New ColdWar") will be published by Intellectual Property Press. ——The author of this article], "Oil Wars: Oil Politics Determines the New World Order".In the previous book, the author described how Washington and the British and American agricultural giants genetically modified the world's grain through patented means, and controlled the world by controlling the grain.In the latter work, the author describes a century in which hegemons controlled the world through control of oil.

Although the three works have different backgrounds, they perform similar themes and inherit the same idea-Sir Halford Mackinder's geopolitical theory.At the same time, Mr. William Endall's works also maintain a distinct personality.With a more dignified sense of history, the author traces the international political situation in the past century, the rise and fall of great powers, the continuous reorganization of power politics, and the ebb and flow of British and American hegemonists with a global and strategic perspective.The author explores many historically little-known fields, and reveals in a profound way that the real driving force of the great powers striving for hegemony in the world is still Anglo-American oil geopolitics.

The author focuses more on the United States.The United States rose from the ashes of World War II to become the sole superpower that dominates the world today.Why did history create an "American Century"?The author tries to answer this question: Only through superpower politics and Mackinder's geopolitical viewpoint can we have a more comprehensive understanding of the history of the past hundred years.He bluntly said: "The rise and fall of the American century, and what it means for the future, is the real theme of this book." Although an Iraq war ruined the United States and its status as a great power gradually declined, the author believes that the Cold War did not Even if it is over, the US authorities do not want to end the Cold War.The original intention of the author's writing is to let people learn from history and awaken the world's concern about geopolitics, because this is the consciousness necessary for survival on earth.

When the Chinese translation of this book is about to be published, the author Endor, with pride, spread out the paper and ink, and wrote an introductory preface for Chinese readers.The author is full of goodwill and expectations for the Chinese people, and pays close attention to China's role in international affairs, which is completely different from that of the United States, and will shoulder the important mission entrusted by history.The author would like to use this book to ignite a bright spot, understand the United States, learn from history, and inspire people to go beyond time and space, beyond the seemingly fair description of reality by mainstream media, and to make forward-looking thinking about the changes in the international situation in the new century from the perspective of geopolitics.

Liu Chun (Vice President of CDP Group, Ph.D.) April 2008 in Beijing