Geo-Politics of the Euro-Asia Energy Nexus: The European Union, Russia and Turkey

ISBN-13: 9780230252615 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 230 str.

Ali Tekin; Paul A. Williams

Opis

A freshly provocative look at the nexus linking EU security, trans-Turkey energy supply routes to Europe and Turkey's EU membership negotiations, this book argues that Europe's collective energy security prospects have become increasingly tied to Turkey's progress towards joining the EU.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: EUROPEAN UNION ENERGY POLICY Evolution of EU Energy Policy; with S. D.Sever External Dimension of European Energy Policy; with S. D.Sever PART II: THE EUROPEAN UNION, RUSSIA AND OTHER ACTORS The EU Outreach to Non-Russian Energy Roads to Europe for Caspian and Middle Eastern Energy Supplies PART III: TURKEY AS A TRANSIT AND CANDIDATE COUNTRY Turkey's Role as a 'trans-European' Energy Corridor Turkey's Energy Role and its Accession Process Conclusions

O autorze

ALI TEKIN Jean Monnet Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. In addition he is visiting scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA and has served as member of Turkish Parliament. His research is focused on EU-Turkey relations. 

PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. He was previously a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC, USA. His research and publications have focused on transboundary water issues, global environmental politics and North-South energy relations.