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31 Oct 2012
Baltic Energy Security: Today's Historic Opportunity
The Baltic States' energy security policies have traditionally needed to tread carefully around Russia's strategic calculations. However, according to the Atlantic Council's Matthew Bryza, by implementing EU energy reforms they will now be able to safeguard their supplies from further political blackmail. More on «Baltic Energy Security: Today's Historic Opportunity»
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11 Oct 2012
Energy Self-Sufficiency
Western publics seem to believe that energy self-sufficiency is an ideal response to those who attempt to wield the ‘energy weapon’. As Gal Luft argues, however, no state will be able to achieve full energy independence, let alone avoid future spikes in prices, in an economically globalized world. More on «Energy Self-Sufficiency»
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11 Oct 2012
Energy Infrastructure Attacks Return in Nigeria
In 2009 Nigeria reached an agreement with rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta, which led to fewer attacks on the local energy infrastructure. Growing cracks in the agreement, however, may lead to a wave of new attacks and is already affecting Nigerian energy production, warns Jennifer Giroux. More on «Energy Infrastructure Attacks Return in Nigeria»
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10 Oct 2012
The Geopolitics of Pipeline Diplomacy
According to Lusine Badalyan, the energy pipelines that cross the Caucasus region have provided Georgia and Azerbaijan with much needed revenues and added political leverage against Russia. These windfalls are Janus-faced, however – they can potentially lead to heightened regional tensions. More on «The Geopolitics of Pipeline Diplomacy»
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8 Oct 2012
STRATFOR Discusses Energy Security
Global energy security is dependent on consumer markets having easy access to oil and natural gas supplies, says Stratfor's Rodger Baker. In this video feature, Baker discusses the problems confronting energy security, to include safeguarding and developing vital supply routes. More on «STRATFOR Discusses Energy Security»
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