Summary: OIL IS the coin of the realm, the virtual lifeblood of the global economy. The new thriller by author Sam Batterman, Maximal Reserve, explores the implications of a discovery that stands the concept of "peak oil" on its head, and the lengths that some would employ to preserve the status quo -- especially of the greatest oil discovery in history was located inside the borders of Israel. Also: a look ahead at the Future Congress on Emerging Threats and Challenges in Branson.
