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All items tagged gasOpen Think Tank ArticlesApril 30, 2008 | Gazprom Hardens Its Grip on EuropeMarek Swierczynski: Greece and Russia signed an agreement to build the southern branch of the South Stream natural gas pipeline. President Putin’s last victory hardens Gazprom’s grip on Europe and makes any energy diversification projects more difficult. Unless the EU looks at the map and acts. ... MoreApril 14, 2008 | Rethinking Energy Inc.Andreas Goldthau: The extent to which Russia’s resources are sustaining the country’s growth and influencing its foreign policy tends to be overstated. Having to adapt to domestic and geopolitical circumstances, and the rules of the global market considerably restricts the Kremlin’s room for maneuver. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 12, 2008 | The West and the Georgian-Russian ConflictThe current conflict is not only about Russia and Georgia, but also represents the US-Russian competition for control over the strategically important transit routes for oil and gas. ++ The Georgian President must have aimed at American involvement when he attacked Russia, because he knows only the US is able to enforce a solution advantageous for Georgia. ++ The West is now challenged by ... MoreApril 7, 2008 | US and Europe at Odds Over Russia's ResourcesEurope needs Russia for its oil and natural gas and Russia needs Europe for revenue from these resources. ++ This reciprocal relationship explains Europe’s opposition to granting Ukraine and Georgia NATO membership. ++ The issue of energy security is one of the few issues where central and eastern European countries agree with the US and are in conflict with Germany and France. ... MoreOctober 11, 2007 | Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan Ambitions For Energy TransportationTransportation of energy resources was top of the agenda during a recent talk between the presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, reports News Central Asia. Presidents Nazarbaev and Berdymuhamedov said their countries had reached an agreement on cooperation for transit and transportation of energy resources. Until now Kazakhstan’s energy exports have been dependant on the Russian ... MoreCommentsNovember 20, 2008 | EU summit meeting on 14th Nov. 2008 with...July 9, 2008 | In a strange, strong and rather unexpected...April 29, 2008 | Dear David: let me add a view from Poland....March 21, 2008 | Don't be too much worried. Polish leaders have...February 29, 2008 | I can't agree that the state accumulation of... |
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