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…