Euro-Russian relations have strained over the recent years in energy matters as certain vested interests shifted perceptions into the ... ... litigation, energy security, shale revolution and domestic challenges will be discussed. In this post I am joined by the Head of Oil and Gas at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Tatiana Mitrova. This is the first of two posts from ...
... civil economy, European Union and wider Europe like Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. He is an Associate Editor ... ... Tribune, The Guardian and The Moscow Times.
*Interviewer: Igor Ossipov / Date: 30/04/2013
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The continuous eurozone turmoil provides a microcosm for the wider global economy.... ... Has this occurred due to European attempts to lower gas import prices, or more serious underlining issues?... ... of privileged interests” in the Caucasus and Central Asia are palpable. In the South and East of ...
Dr. Rico Isaacs is an expert in Central Asian politics and a senior lecturer in International Studies at the Oxford ... ... region.
What are the main political, military and economic interests of the Russian Federation in Central Asia? Do these interests align or conflict with the regional... ... the other interest being of course energy. The integrated transportation system for oil and gas, which existed since the Soviet period, still mainly runs through Russia and it...