Progress in Afghanistan
The country focuses on building military and police proficiency
By per Concordiam Staff
Two Mi-17 helicopters were taking off, their blades chopping the air. The huge aircraft were moving forward, one behind the other. The engines…
A Battle of Narratives and Identities
Russia’s romantic attachment to its Soviet past has colored its relationship With Ukraine
By Tobias Oder, Marshall Center
The crisis in Ukraine has taken a toll on Eastern Europe’s future regional security, as well as global security.…
The EU’s Role in the World
Book Editors: Sven Bernhard Gareis, Gunther Hauser
and Franz Kernic
Barbara Budrich Publishers, January 2013
Reviewed by: Alessandro Scheffler Corvaja
Good handbooks on the European Union’s foreign policy are hard to come by. Many…
A European Energy Union
A resilient union is the only way forward for cheaper, secure and sustainable energy
By Petras Auštrevičius, Lithuanian member of European Parliament
The current state of the European Union’s energy market is highly unsatisfying and…
The Governance of Energy Security
A Sensible Energy Policy Requires a Regional and Global Perspective
By Rūta Bunevičiūtė European Affairs Committee Office
The majority of articles in this issue discuss energy security in Europe, with Europe or for Europe. Some recent…
Building a United Energy Front
European disunity allows Russia to manipulate gas pricing
By Ion A. Iftimie, Marshall Center alumnus
In 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, placed the resiliency of a European Energy Union among his top three…
Turkey’s Energy Strategy
The country’s attempts to wean itself from Russian gas affect Euro-Atlantic security
By Professor Dr. Oktay F. Tanrısever, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Turkey’s energy strategy, which has been shaped jointly by the Ministry of…
Powering Southeast Europe
The region should focus on cooperation in producing and distributing energy
By Julian Popov, energy policy advisor
The Schuman Declaration that laid the foundations of the now vast and complex European Union had one main objective: to…
Reducing Energy Reliance
Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas terminal diversifies energy supplies in the Baltic states
By Dr. Arūnas Molis and Dr. Giedrius Česnakas
In 2014, six European Union member states — Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and…
Africa’s Energy Security
Effective governance can help Africa capitalize on energy opportunities
By Dr. Eric T. Young, Marshall Center
Africans consume little energy. Outside of South Africa, the average African consumes enough electricity to power just one light…