Bibliograph

Powering Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and the energy squeeze, Rafael Kandiyoti

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Powering Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and the energy squeeze, Rafael Kandiyoti

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Powering Europe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921827339

Responsibility statement

Rafael Kandiyoti

Series statement

Palgrave pivot

Sub title

Russia, Ukraine, and the energy squeeze

Summary

The crisis in Ukraine and the Russian annexation of Crimea have prompted the United States and the European Union to examine their energy options. While Europe's dependence on Russian natural gas supplies looms large as a major liability for Europe, Russia's dependence on the $100 billion income from gas exports may deal Europe a stronger hand. Seeking clarity about the current conflict and its energy implications - and responding to the urgent need to critically analyze Europe's short-to-medium term prospects for safely and reliably sourcing future energy imports from sources other than Russia - this book examines the major elements of the European energy equation, contextualizing them within the disorderly breakup of the Soviet Union, post-Soviet developments in Eastern Europe, and the current geopolitical topography of the continent. Accessible and jargon-free, this book asks how and why Ukraine has emerged as the cockpit of a geopolitical contest that has been festering for nearly two decades, and offers insight into the view from Moscow. Finally, it examines Europe's energy options outside of Russia, assessing each not only in terms of technical feasibility and possible lead-time, but also, crucially, in terms of the added costs and geopolitical implications of altering supplies and suppliers, ranging from the continental United States to West Africa to the Eastern Mediterranean to Turkmenistan and possibly even Iran.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Europe, Russia, Ukraine - One Continent? 2. A Quietly Voracious Continent - Europe's Oil And Gas Imports 3. Natural Gas As A Political Weapon? 4. Nabucco, South Stream & The Southern Gas Corridor 5. Russian Geopolitics And Ukrainian War 6. Economic Warfare & Europe's Gas Supplies 7. New Cold War?

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