Energy
Ukraine’s Options Limited as Russia’s Time Runs Out
September 22, 2009By Paul Goble Russia has only a limited window of time in which it can hope to achieve its maximum hopes in Ukraine, and Ukraine has only a limited number of options to develop its relations with the Russian Federation in order to ensure its survival...
Turkey's Stalling on Nabucco Hurts Europe, Azerbaijan, and Itself
March 06, 2009by Vladimir Socor Ankara's stalling tactics in the negotiations on the Western-backed Nabucco project (see EDM, March 4) are partly inspired by the AKP government's vision of a strategic partnership with Russia. Turkish officials have from time to time...
Live Video Webcast: Russian Energy and Foreign Policy -- Beyond the Former Soviet Union
November 18, 2008On Nov. 18, at 12:00 PM EST, the Baltic Black Sea Initiative brodcasts live via Internet the "Russian Energy and Foreign Policy: Beyond the Former Soviet Union" by Anita Orbán, the Director of Constellation Energy Institute...
Yushchenko invites Baltic Black Sea Initiative to Energy Summit
October 13, 2008During a September 29 meeting with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko invited the Baltic Black Sea Initiative to participate in the next Energy Summit originally scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November...
Political party asks Government to take measures to reduce rise in energy prices
July 09, 2008The disastrous situation in the energy sector of the country becomes a danger to Moldova’s national security and the population would be forced to pay exaggerated tariffs for gas, electricity and heat, the vice president of the Democratic Party...
Analysis: Transit space concept launched at Kyiv Energy Summit
May 30, 2008by Vladimir Socor The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Poland, and the three Baltic states, along with officials from other European and Caspian region governments, the European Union and the United States, met on May 22 and 23 in Kyiv for...
Egypt to pursue civilian nuclear plants
October 30, 2007Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Monday his country would build several civilian nuclear plants to address future energy needs. “We believe that energy security is a major part of building the future for this country and an integral part...
Analisys: Vilnius energy summit institutionalizing a process
October 15, 2007Author: Vladimir Socor Presidents and other top officials from the three Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, joined by EU and U.S. officials, attended the Energy Security Conference on October 10-11 in Vilnius. It was the...
Analysis: Playing catch-up with Russia on Caspian energy transit
June 12, 2007Author: Vladimir Socror, Eurasia Daily Monitor U.S. government officials are fanning out to the Caspian region after the signing of Russia’s monopolistic agreements on energy transit with three Central Asian countries and Austria in May (see EDM...
Analysis: Caspian Energy Projects: “Time to advance from talking to acting”
June 05, 2007Author: Vladimir Socor, Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia’s monopolistic agreements on energy transit, signed in rapid succession with three Central Asian countries and Austria (see EDM, May 14, 16, 17, 29, 31) sent yet another wake-up call in Washington...
