Nikolay Pakhomov
Security, Europe
Russian gas will inevitably remain part of the mix in Europe’s future energy market.
A reinvigorated discussion of Russia’s energy policy in Europe has recently become part of the debate in Washington over new sanctions against Moscow. This discussion is worth having: on the one hand, it shows that not everybody in Europe considers energy cooperation with Russia harmful or dangerous. On the other, the argument reminds us that Russia’s energy expansion in Europe is, to a significant degree, based on economic reasoning rather than political doctrine.
Anybody who has seen a pipe knows that it has two ends. …read more
Source: The National Interest
