Energy challenges in the Middle East and North Africa
By Edward Burke, Ana Echagüe, Richard Youngs (10/11/2008)
In 2020 the European Union will be more dependent on oil and gas from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and will also face tougher International competition for access to the region’s supplies.
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Development, security and energy: improving coherence
By Amelia Hadfield, Richard Youngs (02/10/2008)
The ethos of EU development policy is changing. Incorporating both political and security goals, EU development co-operation has taken on a more holistic identity.
Oil companies and the EU' s external energy policies
By Richard Youngs (16/09/2008)
European oil companies should attach greater priority to the systematic incorporation of energy questions into CFSP. They should also support a CFSP approach to energy security that is based on enhancing governance standards in producer states.
The politics of energy
By Jos Boonstra, Edward Burke, Richard Youngs (12/09/2008)
In this working paper, the authors Jos Boonstra, Edward Burke and Richard Youngs evaluate the complex relationship between energy and democracy by looking at the examples of Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.
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Ukraine: lynchpin for european energy security
By Natalia Shapovalova (01/08/2008)
A 2006 dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices cast a sobering shadow over EU energy security and galvanised new European energy initiatives. Energy-related tension between Russia and Ukraine has continued since that time with periodic flare-ups.
Europe and the Middle East: In the Shadow of September 11
