... 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 ... ... question and answer session is outlined with Dr. Tatiana Mitrova, whereas in the subsequent second post, coming later, we look at China-Russia.
Europe-Russia ‘Special Deal Severed’:
In normal day-to-day life Europe has a stable and diversified ...
... International Herald Tribune, The Guardian and The Moscow Times.
*Interviewer: Igor Ossipov / Date: 30/04/2013
Crisis of Capitalism,... ... West and instead go East – as soaring trade levels with China already foreshadow.
However, Russia remains a European ... ... anti-Russian stance. Has this occurred due to European attempts to lower gas import prices, or more serious underlining issues? Europe’s ... ... “sphere of privileged interests” in the Caucasus and Central Asia are palpable. In the South and East of its vast country,...
Dr. Rico Isaacs is an expert in Central Asian politics and a senior lecturer in International Studies ... ... course energy. The integrated transportation system for oil and gas, which existed since the Soviet period, still mainly runs through ... ... continuously have a foothold in the region. However, the role of China in the region, the American war in Afghanistan since 2001 ... ... – have impacted upon Russia’s position. Moreover, the E.U. in particular wants access to Turkmen gas and Kazakh oil and ...
