TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY SECURITY AND THE UKRAINE CRISIS: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE?
TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY SECURITY AND THE UKRAINE CRISIS: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE?
Author(s): David KoranyiSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: Russia; oil; gas; energy security; emerging security challenges; USA; EU-NATO;
Summary/Abstract: The author addresses the issue of a possible cut-off of gas supplies from Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crises, pointing out that EU member states’ reliance on and exposure to Russia on energy supplies has critical national security implications. First, he writes that Moscow’s resort to force implies to consumers that they may be wise to take active steps to further diversify their gas supplies and drastically reduce their exposure to Russia. Then, he mentions the expected consequences of a hypothetical complete cut-off of gas supplies to Europe in 2015. Moreover, he mentions the critical vulnerabilities that are particularly worrying from Moscow’s perspective in the event that such a cut-off did happen. He concludes by adding that the Ukraine crisis may herald a new chapter in transatlantic energy strategies and prove to be a reverse “Arab Oil Embargo” moment in the energy history of the transatlantic alliance.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 166-187
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
