Technology and innovation can be a gateway for the U.S. and Russia to work together and build trust without compromising their core values
Security Outlook for a Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline ... ... 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 ...
... regulatory and technological obstacles; the region may be at the forefront of the global energy revolution;
Global economic and, consequently, political weight of the MENA... ... new settlements in disputed territories in Israel or new development projects in Jerusalem);
Persistent political instability in the region may hinder the development... ... a platform for violent clashes between the MENA groups.
III. Afterword: What about Russia?
Viktor Katona, Ruslan Mamedov:
Russia’s Interests in the Arab Mashreq: Analyzing...
... perception of the actions of the United States and Russia in the area of sanctions policy among expert and business circles, as well as the general public. He also spoke about the impact of sanctions on global value chains, in particular in the area of world energy and oil and gas industry of Russia, the EU, and the USA.
Ivan Timofeev presented the main conclusions of the new report on the policy of the so-called "secondary sanctions", their key features, the dynamics of fines for violation of the US sanctions legislation, and the possible prospects for ...
... powers would step up their struggle for control over natural resources, and that the military confrontation between NATO and Russia would expand, did not come true either. The forecasts of China’s expansion in the Arctic under the slogan of developing ... ... Russia’s LNG, believing that it increases Europe’s dependence on Russia and in the final analysis allegedly undercuts Europe’s energy security.
Solving its own energy problems in the remote regions of the AZRF, Russia intends to site a floating nuclear ...
... in Russia’s fight against the United States. Washington has been critical of major Russian infrastructure projects in the past. The original Nord Stream came under strong... ... criticism, and a 2014 visit of U.S. senators to Bulgaria was soon followed by the refusal of the authorities in that country to go ahead with the Gazprom project to build... ....S. Department of State created the post of United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (in the Caspian region), originally occupied by Clayland Boyden Gray (2008–2009)...
In May 2014, in the aftermath of Russia-Ukrainian crisis, the European Commission adopted European Energy Security Strategy, establishing two pillars of European security of supply: prevention and mitigation. The main goal was ... ... price in the EU and low industrial demand for gas as well as post-Fukushima nuclear dismantlement) remains cheaper, giving the USA additional incentives for export. Today, 53% of the EU (80% in North West EU) gas supplies are traded in gas-for-gas markets ...
Today, Russia remains the second largest gas producer after the US. However, its leverage ability is being challenged by the slowdown ... ... “appearance of illegal and cheap oil” on the market (eg. ISIS’ expansion), as well as the overall strive to develop new energy sources in the view of global warming. That being said, a plummeted oil price (going lower than 50$ ‘leverage level’) ...
... volumes produced, but dominate export wise. At 79 Bcf/d of gas output by 2035 Russia will a major player, but its production will predominantly be conventional as only 5% of it will come from shale.
In overall terms fossil fuels will account for 84% of Russian primary energy usage in 2035, down from 89% in 2012. From these 84% oil and gas will dominate, as despite sizeable coal reserves, Russia’s production of coal will remain relatively modest with only 6th largest production in the world. BP predicts quite a stable ...
... quiet, silent. You don’t see it, feel it or hear it. This view was confirmed recently by Sergey Ivanov, chief of staff for Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin, responding to questions from the international online media platform “RT.” ... ... for now is growing but the market is considered “slow.” As a result spot uranium prices do not impact the broad energy market like spot oil prices do. But the market remains a target of opportunity for “pump and dump” specialists,...
... security strategy to 2020' the Arctic receives a lot of attention as a major source of revenue for the state, mainly from energy production and maritime transport. A main goal is to transform the Arctic into Russia’s top strategic base for natural resources by 2020, and preserve the country’s role as a leading Arctic power.... ... 'hard-power' or conflictual language, being quite welcoming towards cooperation (Geopolitics North, 2009).
USA and Russia Relations – Slow to Get Going, Bumpy on the Way?
Andrew Kuchins of CSIS outlined that regrettably the ...
