Publications
Briefing: Ukraine Gas Transit
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In this edition specific focus has been given to issues relating to European Energy Security. Inside you will find an article from Marat Terterov on whether another gas crises is looming in Europe this Winter and an exclusive interview with Yuri Fedorov dealing with the problems Europe currently faces with regards energy security, it's relations with Russia and the Central Asia region.
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Security as an Interregional Concern: The EU and the Middle East
(688 Kb) Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance Papers
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Gas Forum 2010
(562 Kb) Power industry, and especially sources of energy, are a key element ensuring economic development. As far as this sphere is concerned, Europe’s future will depend greatly on gas, and its crucial part will be the Central Europe.
News
Lithuania shuts nuclear generator
Lithuania prepares to shut down its only nuclear power station by midnight on 31 December - a condition of its EU membership.
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Turkey and Russia: stronger partners in regional energy security, business
How can an eight-hour prime ministerial visit possibly transform the basic tenets of the relationship between Turkey and Russia?
This is what happened during the short visit to Ankara on Aug. 6, 2009, by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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Stop the old “bridge” metaphor; Turkey has become a new regional “hub”
Prime Minister Erdogan’s upcoming visit to Washington, his host at the White House is likely to offer diplomatic niceties on Turkey’s role as a “bridge” between East and West.
Our argument is that this metaphor, however flattering it may have been in the past, no longer fits the reality of contemporary Turkey.
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TURKMENISTAN: GAS UNDER PRESSURE
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In October 2008, an audit by the British company Gaffney, Cline and Associates - GCA propelled Turkmenistan to the rank of the world’s second largest gas producer. This revelation confirmed the assertions of Saparmurad Niazov, the grotesque Turkmenbashy – Father of all the Turkmens – who, from 1985 until his death in December 2006, reigned over his country without sharing power. Less than a year later, two publications which appeared this past September, sow confusion among international energy experts and raise many questions. These two papers, one – an article written by Arkady Dubnov for the Russian newspaper Vremya Novosteï and the other – a report by the German NGO, the Eurasian Transition Group (ETG), - cast doubt on the estimations made public in October 2008.
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