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Managing the Challenge of Russian Energy Policies

jdunton — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the leaders of Russia, including then-President Boris Yeltsin, searched for new methods of continuing to exert influence over the former Soviet-controlled region. The Kremlin at first used an energy blockade to the Baltic States in 1990 in an attempt to prevent their breakaway from the Soviet Union.

Lack of Transparency in Russian Energy Trade

jdunton — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A major challenge to the new democracies of Central Europe is the corruption and lack of transparency in the importing of oil and natural gas from Russia and other energy producing states once part of the Soviet Union. This situation also undermines good governance and ethical business practices in the large and wealthier countries of Europe.

Bringing Energy Security to East Central Europe

jdunton — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The energy security challenges that for the past two decades have confronted the countries of Central and Southeastern Europe (CSEE) continued into 2010. The European Union still lacks an effective common energy policy or even a common energy market. The divisions between the interests of the older and newer EU members persist.

Russia-Europe Energy Relations

jdunton — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In this report, the author argues that the national security risks posed by Russian energy policies are only tangentially related to Europe’s dependency on Russian energy imports. The primary energy risk to Europe, and especially to the newer EU members, stems from the corrosive effect this dependency has on governance and on transatlantic cooperation.

Russian Energy Dependency and the Conflicting Interests of Old and New Europe

pfrank — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

When the new democracies of East Central Europe (ECE) were accepted as members of the European Union (EU), there was a widespread expectation among the new democracies that being part of the EU would provide crucial “soft security” in the event that Moscow reverted to more aggressive policies in the region.

Ukraine--A Net Assessment of 16 Years of Independence

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In February 2008, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) publicly released a report entitled Ukraine: A Net Assessment of 16 Years of Independence. The report was prepared for the U.S.-EU Partnership Committee for Ukraine, which is cochaired by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Volker Ruehe.

Russia and European Energy Security

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Officials of the Putin/Medvedev administration routinely deny that Russia employs its energy resources for political purposes. But Russia’s actions demonstrate again and again that the Kremlin leadership will use its enormous energy wealth to increase its political and economic influence in Europe and the wider world.

Corruption, Not Dependency is the Risk to Western Europe from Russian Energy Trade

pfrank — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The growing dependency in Europe on non-transparent financial transfers in the energy trade is as great a danger to Europe as is the increasing dependency on Russia as the primary energy source. Non-transparent and corrupt business practices can have a corrosive effect on European governments, and especially on the new EU member states of East Central Europe.

Corruption, Not Dependency is the Risk to Western Europe From Russian Energy Trade

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The growing dependency in Europe on non-transparent financial transfers in the energy trade is as great a danger to Europe as is the increasing dependency on Russia as the primary energy source.&nb

Russian Energy Policy and its Challenge to Western Policymakers

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Gazprom’s disruptions of natural gas and oil to Central Europe in 2006/2007 increased awareness in Europe and the United States regarding Moscow’s success in using its energy resources

Ukraine (English Version)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Ukrainian people and their government have accomplished much since regaining independence in 1991—in terms of political and economic reform and in building constructive foreign relations with the West and Russia. The record is impressive, perhaps the most impressive of any state to have emerged from the defunct Soviet Union, with the exception of the Baltic nations.

Ukraine (Ukrainian Version)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

EU Soft Security

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

When the new democracies of Central Europe were accepted as members of the European Union, there was widespread expectation that being part of the EU would provide non-military, “soft securit

EuroFocus v.13 n.1 - Russian Energy Pressure Fails to Unite Europe

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500

In the year since the "wake-up call" provided by Russia's cut-off of gas supplies to Ukraine in January 2006, Europeans have made modest progress in dealing with their growing dependence on …

How Dependent Should We Be on Russian Oil and Gas?

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Defuse Russia's energy weapon

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Current Implications of Russian Energy Policies

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Russian Energy Politics in the Baltics, Poland, and Ukraine

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500

This report argues that the current policies of the Russian government, under Vladimir Putin, pose a significant challenge to the development of transparent democratic governments and free markets in those …