Natural gas, oil and electricity on the future agenda of eurussia energy relations, eurussia. Contractual relations based on longterm contracts during the 1970s and 1980s led to relative stability in energy trade between the eu and its gas suppliers. Russia ties to reverse the dangerous drift he said had beset the relationship during george w. Pursuing a constructivistdiscursive approach, it empirically analyses a corpus of energy discourses involving policymakers and representatives of the eu and the russian federation. The results of the survey show that a vast majority of respondents 71% shared the opinion that the eu and russia have both converging and conflicting interests when it comes to the common neighbourhood. Sherr explained there is no such thing as an energy partnership between russia and the eu, but rather an unbalanced, symbiotic relationship. Lukas tichy, phd, is head of the centre for energy policy and a researcher at the institute of international relations prague, czech republic, where he focuses on issues concerning eurussian relations, energy security, discourse analysis, terrorist attacks on energy sectors, foreign and security policies of the eu and russia, and international relations theory. This roadmap for eu russia energy cooperation in a longterm perspective starts from some of these scenarios and their potential impact on eu russia energy relations, identifying the new potential for longterm cooperation. The eurussia energy relations between nondiscursive and discursive approaches. Despite being geopolitical rivals, they are dependent on one another. Both sides must benefit common interests rather than common values creating conditions for european investment in russia no more sakhalins and russian investment in more open european energy market more liberal.
The eurussia energy relations under the prism of the. Feb 24, 2020 in conclusion, the energy relationship between russia and the european union can be characterized as an uneasy marriage. Relations between the eu and russia have been traditionally and predominantly studied from a onesided power perspective, in which interests and capabilities are taken for granted. In this context, the eu russia energy dialogue is still very young, being established at the sixth eu russia summit in paris on 30 october 2000 with the remit of enabling progress to be made in the definition of an eu russia energy partnership and arrangements for it. Eurussia relations are in desperate need of legislative and institutional reform given the fragmented legal infrastructure regulating. Request pdf energy relations between russia and eu with emphasis on natural gas russian gas exports play a crucial role in political discussions today. But since the mid1990s, the process of opening up the eus gas industries to competition and the desire to create a single gas market has led to an indepth. The european unionrussia china energy triangle bruegel. In principle, there are four main areas of crossborder energy relations. This paper discusses and contrasts the proposals for an energy union in the european union and its impact on its securityofgassupply.
Playing chess with the dragon introduction russias relationship with china has a long and complex history, catalysed by the lengthy border between the two countries, the complementarity of their economies and the ambitions of both to be seen as key global geopolitical actors. Its gradual, selective and conditional relaunch could be considered provided the overall geopolitical situation linked to ukraine allows, that is if and when the minsk declaration of 12 february is duly implemented. Likewise, the eu by far the largest trade partner of the russian federation. There is no direct competition between the eu and china for russian oil and gas.
Gas security is a key factor in the european unions energy policy. Eurussia energy relations a discursive approach lukas. Abstractthis article explores the european unions eu energy relations with russia through new institutionalist concepts that understand ideas to be powerful within policymaking processes, in conferring credibility on certain governance norms as well as in contesting existing institutions. By doing so it takes eurussia energy relations beyond positivist and rationalist explanations, whilst also placing it.
This is the definitive work on an important dry run of the subsequent overall breakdown in russianeuropean relations. Changing market conditions, increasing costs of production, and a new commitment to efficiency have given russia an opportunity to increase its collaboration with europe on issues of energy security. While russia is bound by the ect until 2019 to investments made in its territory prior to 2009, and although russia is expected to join wto around 2012, this research aims to determine the best uptodate options for regulating eu russia energy relations with strong focus on investment and transit. Oct 27, 2012 the work, thus, concludes that in its gas relations with the eu, russias power affects cooperation only marginally. The eu, russia and china compete on the global energy technology market, but specialise in different technologies. This shall be done by overhauling european energy and climate systems and policies, so that the eu s energy policy fully contributes to the fulfilment of the eu s. Pdf energy vulnerability and eurussia energy relations.
The eu is undergoing an serious economic and institutional crisis. On the occasion of the sixth eurussia summit paris, 30 october 2000, it was agreed to institute an energy dialogue between the eu and russia in order to enable progress to be made in the definition and arrangements for an eurussia energy partnership. It is, after all, an unconventional pairing between one of the most powerful countries on earth and a set of institutions that do their best to represent the often disparate views of 28 individual member states. The european union and the russian federation european. Understanding the eurussia energy relations lund university. We analyse their interactions in terms of four areas. The eurussia energy relations are also negatively influenced both by the wests intention to gain access to russian energy resources while not forgoing anything in return lavrov, 2006a and by us policies. Cameron, eurussia centre eurussia relations in the energy field. China and the eu both have an interest in curbing excessive russian energy rents 3. View eurussia energy relations research papers on academia. Eu and russian discourse on energy relations sciencedirect. I objectives and functioning of the eu russia energy dialogue. Energy security is one of the key topics that are of mutual strategic interest to both russia and the eu.
The most vulnerable countries with respect to petroleum products are finland. Mar 24, 2015 the eu russia energy dialogue which was set up in 2000 has been largely put on hold as a result of the russia ukraine crisis. This policy contribution is a version of a paper prepared for the seminar trade relations between the eu, china and russia, coorganised by the delegation of the european union to russia and bruegel with the support of the eu russia expert network on foreign policy euren. The politics of power eurussia energy relations in the. The relationship between the european union and the united states has always been complicated and riddled with disagreements. The stability of this relationship depends on the eus continued acceptance of harmful business practices in. Dec 15, 2016 in response to a 1999 paper published by the eu titled the common strategy on russia cs, russia issued a medium term strategy mts for the first decade of the century, simultaneously enumerating a contribution of russias energy sources to the strengthening of europes common positions in the world and aiming to create a joint longterm energy policy in order to create a common. If liberalization were to occur bilaterally, both entities would be able to invest in each others energy markets, leading to improved efficiency and. Three key points in the russiaeu energy relationship since the cold war include the iraq war in 2003, the. The european unionrussiachina energy triangle bruegel.
The primary energy risk to europe, and especially to the newer eu members, stems from the corrosive effect this dependency has on governance and on transatlantic cooperation. The euus relationship is in crisis the german times. Furthermore, we recognise the importance of rigorous im. You can download the report or leave a comment via this direct link. We show that these concepts are interpreted very differently by each side. Energy vulnerability and eurussia energy relations article pdf available in journal of contemporary european research 52 august 2009 with reads how we measure reads. Energy security, european union, international economic relations, north atlantic treaty organization, russia, security cooperation. Eurussia energy relations research papers academia. It hence demonstrates that the conventional impression of an intransigent putins russia with energy as a political tool used against the eu member states is misplaced. This study seeks to answer two questions first, which countries and industries within the eu15 group of countries are most vulnerable to possible supply shocks with respect to crude oil and with respect to natural gas and, second, what is the current state of the eus debate on europes energy security.
The geopolitics of eurussia energy relations carnegie. Alexander gusev and kirsten westphal russian energy. Dealing with russia enhancing eurussia relations via a robust framework agreement renewed pca, ratified ect, a new tool. Russia pledges to decrease co2 emissions by 2530 % by 2030 from 1990 level with. Russias return to the middle east 9 nicu popescu and stanislav secrieru russias regional perspective in mena the soviet union in the middle east. Concern is growing in the european union that a rapprochement between russia and china could have negative implications for the eu. Moreover, the commissions approach implicitly leaves an open door for russia to choose between a firstbest solution and a secondbest solution with respect to eu russian energy relations. Based on this mutual interdependence and common interests in the energy sector, the eu and russia developed an energy partnership and launched the eu russia energy dialogue in 2000. In this context, the eurussia energy dialogue is still very young, being established at the sixth eurussia summit in paris on 30 october 2000 with the remit of enabling progress to be made in the definition of an eurussia energy partnership and arrangements for it. Dealing with russia enhancing eu russia relations via a robust framework agreement renewed pca, ratified ect, a new tool. Pursuing a constructivistdiscursive approach, it empirically analyses a corpus of energy discourses involving policymakers and.
This book presents a new approach to eurussia relations by focusing on the role of images and perceptions, which can b. Sensitivity and vulnerability in eurussia energy relations. Pdf this thesis contributes to the field of energy security as it relates to russia european union eu energy relations since the cold war, with a. August 2016 energy relations between russia and china.
This study aims to identify the previous stages and assess the current state of eu russia energy dialogue, since they set out conditions for energy cooperation in the baltic sea region. Worldwide political and economical crises, several russiaukraine gas conflicts and other. This study looks at the ways and methods these states have used to exert political pressure through their energy supplies, and what it means for the european union. The eu s energy policy, including towards such an important external partner as russia, is based on the concept of energy union, which has as an objective to make energy more secure, affordable and sustainable. Explanations of the deterioration in eurussia energy relations have emphasized divergence in. Russiaeurope energy relations center for strategic and. Russia and other energy rich authoritarian states use their energy exports for economic gains but also as a tool of foreign policy leverage. After his inauguration in 2009, president obama announced a reset of u. The eu and the us have strongly criticized the kremlins foreign policy visavis ukraine and imposed some economic sanctions on russia. Cooperation regarding the common eurussia neighbourhood is possible to envision, but difficult to pursue at the present time.
Energy relations have become an issue of high politics. The baltic agenda for the common eu energy policy in the baltic states, officials and scholars argue that, by exploiting their current competences, the eu institutions could play a crucial role in the creation of a common eu energy market, strengthening the eus energy ties. Perceptions of russia as a military threat differ sharply across europe. Eu russia and the energy dimension of the eastern partnership dorin dusciac nicu popescu victor parlicov abstract. Eu sanctions also target specific russian oil companies, russian arctic. The stability of this relationship depends on the eus continued acceptance of harmful business practices in the russian energy sector that clash with eu values. Pdf this thesis contributes to the field of energy security as it relates to russia european union eu. European union eurussia energy relations are examined here through the application of concepts that emphasize the social and political power of ideas. The institut francais des relations internationales ifri is a research center and a forum for debate on major international political and economic issues.
Russia insisted on unfettered sovereignty, europe wanted integration, the energy dialogue broke down. Centre for european studies at the carleton university, canada june 20. This book explores the timely topic of energy security and international relations between the european union and the russian federation. This article explores the european unions energy relations with the russian. This shall be done by overhauling european energy and climate systems and policies, so that the eus energy policy fully contributes to the fulfilment of the eus. Roadmap eurussia energy cooperation until 2050 european.
Kaveshnikov jean monnet professor head of department of european integration mgimo university email. Alexander gusev and kirsten westphal russian energy policies. However, the current balance of power eurussia is not as it used to be in the 1990s and 2000s. The identification of these three aspects for assessing the evolution of eu russia energy relations is the novelty in the authors approach. The eu energy union, energy security and russian gas. View eu russia energy relations research papers on academia. Both russia and the eu face serious and complex energy challenges. Nappert the russoukrainian gas dispute of january 2009. We argue that energy relations between the eu and russia and between china and russia influence each other. Eurussia relations are in desperate need of legislative and institutional reform given the fragmented legal infrastructure regulating energy trade between these two powers. The paper argues that the eurussia energy partnership is characterized by both. China and the eu both have an interest in curbing excessive russian energy rents.
Energy security of russia and the eu international nuclear. The aim of this paper is to analyze eurussia relations from an energy perspective. The official energy dialogue between the eu and russia has been suspended, with the exception of the trilateral talks between russia, the eu and ukraine to secure natural gas supplies to ukraine. Highlights we explore 201 textual units related to energy relations between the eu and russia. Eurussia energy relations in a historical perspective. Energy vulnerability and eurussia energy relations.
While russia is bound by the ect until 2019 to investments made in its territory prior to 2009, and although russia is expected to join wto around 2012, this research aims to determine the best uptodate options for regulating eurussia energy relations with strong focus on investment and transit. Neumann, montague burton professor, london school of economics and political science, uk. The energy union strategy, launched in february 2015, is a vast project aiming at identifying a set of common responses to a series of present and future challenges in the field of energy. Russia is the largest oil, gas, uranium and coal exporter to the eu. Nov 27, 2018 the eu turkey gas cooperation momentum unexpectedly revived in 2015, when russian president vladimir putin surprised the energy world by dismissing the longdebated south stream project in favor of turkstream, a project intended to deliver 63 bcmyear of russian gas to turkey and europe by bypassing ukraine. In this report, the author argues that the national security risks posed by russian energy policies are only tangentially related to europes dependency on russian energy imports. The eus energy policy, including towards such an important external partner as russia, is based on the concept of energy union, which has as an objective to make energy more secure, affordable and sustainable. The eu is by far russias largest trading partner, whereas for the eu russia comes in fourth place.
This roadmap for eurussia energy cooperation in a longterm perspective starts from some of these scenarios and their potential impact on eurussia energy relations, identifying the new potential for longterm cooperation. Stephen larrabee, stephanie pezard, andrew radin, nathan chandler, keith crane, thomas s. Cameron, eu russia centre eu russia relations in the energy field. We know how, say, our american partners conduct a dialogue in europe. The energy relationship between russia and the european union. European union eu russia energy relations, and in particular the. Energy relations between russia and eu with emphasis on.
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