New article: The Nuclear Agreement with Iran
The newest paper in NUPI’s article series on the Nuclear Agreement with Iran establishes the history of how the parties have ended up where they are today and what is needed to satisfy the conditions of the agreement in the course of the next few months.
The Geopolitics of the Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Geopolitikk og forhandlingene om Irans atomvåpenprogram
The European Gas Puzzle: Over-Securitization, Dilemmas and Multi-level Gas Politics on the European Continent a Year after ‘Euromaidan’
Environmental change : adaption challenges
This monograph is published as a part of the projects "Partnership in Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies”, No. CZ.1.07/2.4.00/31.0056.
Petroleum revenue and Caspian security, conflict driver or means of conflict resolution
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".
Russian Energy in a Changing World: What is the Outlook for the Hydrocarbons Superpower
For a long time Russia’s position as a key global energy player has enhanced Moscow’s international economic and political influence whilst causing concern amongst other states fearful of becoming too dependent on Russia as an energy supplier. The Global Financial Crisis shook this established image of Russia as an indispensable energy superpower, immune to negative external influences and revealed the full extent of Russia’s dependence on oil and gas for economic and political influence. This led to calls from within the country for a new approach where energy resources were no longer regarded wholly as an asset, but also a potential curse resulting in an over reliance on one sector thwarting modernization of the economy and the country as a whole. In this fascinating and timely volume leading Russian and Western scholars examine various aspects of Russian energy policy and the opportunities and constraints that influence the choices made by the country’s energy decision makers. Contributors focus on Russia’s energy relations with the rest of the world alongside internal debates about the need for diversification and modernisation in a changing economy, country and world system where overdependence on energy commodities has become a key concern for customer and supplier alike.