Nord Stream has allowed Germany to take a stronger line with Russia, but...
The reliance of European states on Russian gas exports has been one of the key underlying factors in the Ukraine crisis. Marco Siddi writes on the role played by the Nord Stream gas pipeline in shaping...
View ArticleWho are the winners and losers from the cancellation of the South Stream...
Vladimir Putin has announced that the construction of the South Stream pipeline, which was intended to transport gas from Russia across the Black Sea to South East Europe, is to be abandoned. Marco...
View ArticleEU and Russian leaders should avoid turning WWII commemorations into quarrels...
A number of commemorative events are planned for later this year to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Marco Siddi writes that while the EU and Russia have both...
View ArticleDespite Ukraine and legal disputes, the EU is unlikely to break from its...
EU-Russia gas relations face a number of challenges, most notably the fallout from the Ukraine crisis, the impact of plans for new Russian pipelines, and recent legal disputes between Gazprom and the...
View ArticleHow national identity can explain divisions between EU member states over Russia
The EU introduced a series of sanctions against Russia following the Ukraine crisis, but divisions persist between EU member states over how to engage with its largest eastern neighbour. Drawing on a...
View ArticleHow the evolving international environment affects EU member states’...
EU states have reacted in varying ways to the nerve agent attack against Sergei and Yulia Skripal, with some states expelling Russian diplomats, and others adopting a more cautious response. Drawing on...
View ArticleA lack of critical public debate: Questioning the EU’s support for the...
The Southern Gas Corridor is an initiative put forward by the European Commission to transport natural gas from the Caspian Sea to Southeastern Europe and Italy. As Marco Siddi writes, the project...
View ArticleWhat are the prospects for the European Green Deal?
At the end of 2019, the European Commission announced a ‘Green Deal’ for Europe. Marco Siddi assesses the progress that has been made so far and highlights some of the potential legal, economic and...
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