Petroleum revenue and Caspian security, conflict driver or means of conflict resolution
The Future of Global Conflict
In a seminar at NUPI last week, Thomas X. Hammes discussed how the convergence of political, economic, social and technical trends is changing the character of warfare and explained how the U.S. government is responding to this security challenge.
European Energy Security in the Wake of the Russia–Ukraine Crisis, PISM Strategic File 27(63)
Russia’s confrontational approach towards Ukraine and the West has made energy security bells ring in many European capitals and in Brussels. This is perfectly understandable because Russia is the most important external supplier of energy to the EU, and Ukraine is the country through which more than 50 per cent of Russian gas destined for the EU is shipped. The EU learnt earlier, in 2006 and 2009, how tensions in gas relations between Russia and Ukraine may influence the situation on the European gas market. This time, however, the EU is on course to change its energy policy and relations with Russia, in order to enhance its security and limit the possibility of energy blackmail.
Nation-building policies in Timor-Leste: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Saudi Arabia’s role in the nuclear talks
“Saudi Arabia vs. Iran and the Role of the USA” is the second issue in NUPI’s new series of articles under the heading "The Iranian Nuclear Controversy: Regional Aspects".