Europe is staring down a reality that its leaders should have seen coming from miles away.
The continent that once projected power across oceans now may not have enough jet fuel to keep planes in the air.
According to the Associated Press, the head of the International Energy Agency warned Thursday that Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left.”
This is the reality for a continent that has built its modern identity on relying on the generosity of others.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol did not sugar-coat the situation. He warned that if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked amid the Iran war, flight cancellations could begin “soon.”
Can you imagine a Europe where planes are not only grounded, but life is so disrupted that people stop driving? It’s not too difficult to picture, if you really think about it.
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