Europeans are debating the need for a European Energy Policy due to their dependency on a few critical suppliers such as Russia and OPEC, and concerns about greenhouse gases and the prospects for fossil fuels. The recent Russia-Ukraine gas conflict heightened concerns about energy security. Below is a sampling of current analysis on transatlantic energy security. Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project is Back on Track
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Should NATO play a major role in energy security?
For analyses, click here. Russia Surging Farther Ahead in Race for Central Asian Gas
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Russia Poised to Lead an Evolving Cartel of Gas-Exporting Countries
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Hungary's Prime Minister in Moscow Steps Back From the Brink on Nabucco
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Gas Suppliers' Cartel Ideas: Not "OPEC," but Cartel All the Same
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Toward a Russia-led Gas Cartel?
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Agreement Signed on Trans-Balkan Oil Pipeline, Russian Rival to Trans-Caspian Project
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. First Russian-controlled Pipeline on European Union Territory Rears its Head
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Gazprom Eyeing Ukranian Gas Distribution Networks
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Russia Says It May Double Oil Exports Through The Baltic Sea
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Friedemann Mueller of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs argues that the changing world energy market demandsnew European approaches here. Ukraine Bars Russian-Proposed Alienation of its Gas Transport System
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Growing Risks to Baltic Sea Safety from Russian Energy Projects
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Russia-Belarus Standoff May Begin Affecting Oil Supplies to Europe
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. New Complications in Ukraine's Energy Situation
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. ODESSA-BRODY-POLAND Oil Transport Project Shelved Indefinitely
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Twelve Months: The Short Life of Comfortable Assumptions about Russia's Energy Policy in 2006
Commentary by Vladimir Socor - click here. Lugar Urges Active Role for NATO in Energy Security Policy
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is calling on NATO to protect allied countries' energy security. Click here. Can Biofuels Cure Europe's Oil Dependency?
Article by Euractiv - click here.
Energy Security in EuropeEU-Russian energy links are intensifying, read, among others, comments by Vladimir Socor here, courtesy of Jamestown Foundation. How is China affecting Europe's energy picture? Click here for an analysis.
"Green Paper" on EU Energy Policy
On March 8, 2006 the European Commission released a "Green Paper" on a common EU energy policy to achieve "sustainable, competitive and secure" energy supplies in the EU. (Click here for a link to the Green Paper).
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