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Will China’s 14th Five-Year Plan Be Able to Deliver on Its Objectives?

... rates. The newly issued guideline (2019) provides a “fairer” environment for individual companies by further opening up the markets. It even allows the companies to enter some of the above-mentioned critical sectors, including electricity, railway, energy, internal oil, and gas fields development and infrastructure transportation projects (Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, 2019). We can expect the sector to follow this tendency and stick to the market mechanisms with some minor ...

26.05.2020

A Russia-EU-Africa Energy Strategy. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Security

Policy Brief #26 / 2020 Policy Brief #26 / 2020 Africa is an ideal market for energy production. With a booming population, developing economies, a crucial need for energy security and international commitment to sustainability and green economies, this continent has all the characteristics of an attractive market for nuclear and ...

20.05.2020

Russia might well consider its participation in EU defence policy projects within the framework of PESCO

... structurally complementary. And it is not that we have nothing better to do than build pipelines that – despite resistance from some EU countries – bring gas to Europe. Russia makes a lot of money out of it. The main thing is that we strengthen Europe’s energy security. Another example: despite EU’s unilateral measures against Russia, we have long-established cross-border cooperation, especially in the North-West of Russia – with Finland, Sweden, Poland and the Baltic countries. This is even financially ...

20.04.2020

Good News From the Parallel Energy Sector

... and currency exchange rates in most countries. That said, even more surprising is the contrast of all of this with the rather differentiating reflections upon the current trends by those, with whom I communicate in my parallel life. On the one hand, energy gurus, of course, actively participated in the survey after the events in Vienna (by the way, nobody pushed the non-Russian experts to talk his way, but they’ve made a couple of revealing comments regarding the true role played by the Saudis)....

16.04.2020

A New Oil Campaign in Iraq

Russian Oil Companies Return to post-Saddam Iraq Russian energy companies in Iraq have maintained their presence in the country regardless of the political forces in power, working within the current domestic political situation. Prior to the Syrian campaign of 2015, which was assumed to mark Russia’s active ...

26.11.2019

India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership in the 21 Century

... partnership. The annual summits that has been taking place since 2000 have helped in making an overall assessment on the wide-ranging aspects of political and strategic cooperation, military and security cooperation, cooperation in the spheres of economy, energy, industry, science and technology, etc.[ 1 ] The 19th summit was held in New Delhi on October 2018 where the two leaders, Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin took stock of the bilateral relationship and ...

18.11.2019

Security Outlook for a Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline and U.S.-Russia Relations

... protection due to its diverse and complex cultural and social societal aspects. The country, therefore, could be a centre of gravity for security support. Accomplishing the security of the pipeline depends on the following key elements, as observed by Chem-Energy Corporation CEO, Shuja H. Zaidi, who is of Pakistani descent. Increasing diplomatic and economic development support for local communities whose regions are directly involved in pipeline development. Diplomatic support should derive from countries ...

11.11.2019

The Future of the Middle East: Horizons of Challenges and Opportunities

... thereby helping to stabilize global food markets. 2. Oil Still Matters – But Decarbonization Is Unstoppable Irina Zviagelskaya, Nikolay Surkov: Russian Policy in the Middle East: Dividends and Costs of the Big Game Up to the year 2025, the overall energy demand is expected to increase in MENA countries (plus 15 percent, global average being plus 25 percent). The structure of energy balances in the region is gradually changing in favor of renewable sources, even if this transition takes longer than ...

23.10.2019

Russia’s Interests in the Arab Mashreq: Analyzing the Future of Oil and Gas in Iraq and Syria

... Russian International Affairs Council as part of the RIAC’s project on «Conflicts in the Middle East: Tools and Strategies for Settlement». This paper is devoted to analyzing the situation in the oil and gas market in Iraq and Syria, as well as the energy policy of Russia in the Arab Mashreq region. The authors also analyze Iraq’s oil prospects in the post-war period under sanctions against Iran. Special attention is paid to the Kurdish factor and the role the Kurds play in the future of energy ...

21.10.2019

China’s Energy Policy: Flexible, but Unshakeable

China’s flexible energy policy and the US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela In the last few years, China’s energy policy has changed radically owing to both the changed priorities in domestic policy and sharp bifurcations in the international situation. As the ...

12.07.2019
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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