Designing a new EU-Turkey strategic gas partnership 2 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Bruegel, Georg Zachmann, Simone Tagliapietra
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Policy Contributions (Bruegel) Issue 2015/10, July 2015
by Simone Tagliapietra & Georg Zachmann *
The European Commission’s February 2015 Energy Union Communication calls for intensified work on the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) and the establishment of a new strategic energy partnership with Turkey. (suite…)
Beyond Energy: Remarks about the Direction of Turkish-Russian Relations and Their Implications for the Cyprus Problem 2 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ayla Gürel, bilateral relations, Euxeinos, Harry Tzimitras, PRIO
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Euxeinos (GCE-HSG) 18/2015, pp. 28-38
Issue: Energy and Integration in the Black Sea Region
By Ayla Gürel & Harry Tzimitras *
In 2012 analysts were warning that the Syrian crisis could undermine the steadily improving relationship between Turkey and Russia. Three years on, the expected erosion of the Turkish-Russian friendship has yet to occur. (suite…)
Turkey Bargains Hard on Gas Pipeline 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, Gazprom, Turkish Stream
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The Moscow Times (Russia) June 4, 2015, p. 6
Reuters, Moscow/Ankara
Russia’s Gazprom plans to start building a pipeline to Turkey this month to get gas to Europe without going through Ukraine, company sources said, although it has no firm agreement with Ankara and faces opposition from the European Union. (suite…)
The Outlook for Azerbaijani Gas Supplies to Europe: Challenges and Perspectives 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, gas, Gulmira Rzayeva, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Shah Deniz, TANAP, TAP
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OIES Paper (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) NG 97, June 2015
By Gulmira Rzayeva *
As the birthplace of the oil and gas industry, Azerbaijan’s long and rich history is intertwined with hydrocarbon production, with oil drilling pre-dating activity in Pennsylvania by 13 years. (suite…)
Solar Photovoltaic Market in Turkey: Prospects and Challenges 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Gökşin Bavbek, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
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EDAM Climate Action Paper Series, 2015/1, May 2015, 37 p.
Gökşin Bavbek *
Solar photovoltaic is an energy source that is increasingly gaining widespread recognition and utilization in different parts of the world. (suite…)
Russian-Greek Relations: Moscow’s Pivot to Eastern Europe? 16 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Giorgio Cella, Greece, ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale
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Analysis (ISPI) No. 285, May 2015
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI)
Giorgio Cella *
The strategy of the Kremlin nowadays is set up on a framework that involves economic cooperation, mainly energy provisions through state-controlled giant Gazprom, and through the arms trade too, Russia being the second largest weapons exporter worldwide after the United States. (suite…)
What Potential for Cooperation between the EU and Turkey on Diversification of Gas Supply? 14 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy security, Energy supply, Istituto Affari Internazionali, natural gas, pipeline, Sami Andoura
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali)15|21, May 2015, 19 p.
Sami Andoura *
The EU and Turkey are engaged in a long-standing process of negotiation over membership, facing many stumbling blocks and no prospects of successful conclusion in the near future. At the same time, the EU and Turkey have increasingly high energy ambitions, which open the door for potential cooperation in a number of energy areas. (suite…)
Caspian Triangles: Azerbaijan’s Trilateral Diplomacy — A New Approach for a New Era 14 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, George Washington University, Richard Weitz, The Central Asia Program (CAP)
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Central Asia Economic Papers, No. 14, May 2015
The Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University
By Richard Weitz *
A series of trilateral partnerships in the Caspian-Caucuses is reinventing geo-politics and unleashing economic potential in a region eager to outrun its Cold War-era shadows and escape new peripheral tensions. (suite…)
Turkey’s Growing Energy Ties with Moscow 6 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Alan Makovsky, Center for American Progress, Turkish Stream
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Issue Brief (Center for American Progress) Wednesday, May 6, 2015
by Alan Makovsky *
Turkey’s efforts to secure reliable energy supplies have brought it closer to Russia, both a cause and a symptom of Ankara’s diminished solidarity with its Western allies. (suite…)
Precious loneliness works against energy interests 4 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: China, Cyprus, foreign policy, Turkish Stream, Volkan Ediger
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, May 4, 2015, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Turkey cannot become an energy hub if it continues to pursue contentious relations with its neighbors, according to an energy expert. Turkey needs to have energy-focused policies so that it does not miss opportunities provided by the big changes that are taking place in global energy trends, says Professor Volkan Ediger of Kadir Has University. (suite…)
Repercussions of Turkish Stream for the Southern Gas Corridor: Russia’s New Gas Strategy 29 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caspian Center for Energy and Environment, CCEE Policy Brief, gas pipeline, Ilgar Gurbanov, South Stream, TANAP, Turkish Stream
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CCEE Policy Brief Series, No. 15, April 2015
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE)
By Ilgar Gurbanov *
On December 1 2014, during his official visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of South Stream, blaming the EU for its “unconstructive” position. (suite…)
Gazprom’s evolving strategy in a new commercial and political context: how should the EU react? 27 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: European Policy Centre, Gazprom, Marco Giuli, policy brief
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Policy Brief (European Policy Centre) 27 April 2015
Marco Giuli *
Gazprom is no longer the unchallenged Russian gas behemoth it once was; troubles with the European Commission over its alleged abuse of its dominant market position and non-compliance with the EU regulatory framework, rising political tensions and new trends in the broader energy and gas markets have forced the company to make some adjustments to its traditionally politically inspired strategy. (suite…)
A nuclear Turkey? 13 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: George Perkovich, Iran, NATO, nuclear energy, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, Sinan Ülgen
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Khaleej Times (UAE) April 13, 2015, p. 12 Deutsch Español Français
George Perkovich & Sinan Ülgen *
Economic interests give Ankara an incentive not to seek nukes. According to conventional wisdom, if Iran develops nuclear weapons, then Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and perhaps Egypt will try to follow suit. (suite…)
Turkmenistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Potential for a Trilateral Energy Strategy? 9 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Center for Energy and Environment, CCEE Policy Brief, TANAP, trans-Caspian pipeline, Turkmenistan, Zaur Shiriyev
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CCEE Policy Brief, No. 14, April 2015
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE)
By Zaur Shiriyev *
Following the recent (March 4) visit to Ankara by his counterpart from Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a trilateral mechanism on energy issues between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. (suite…)
Iran may steal Turkey’s role 7 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hasan Rouhani, Iran, Mehmet Ögütçü, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) April 7, 2015, p. 11
By Gila Benmayor
Energy expert and strategist Mehmet Öğütçü answered my questions on what kind of role Iran would take in energy and how the nuclear program deal would affect Turkey. (suite…)
La Turquie lance le chantier du gazoduc Tanap 18 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: gazoduc, TANAP, Turkish Stream
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Le Monde (France) mercredi 18 mars 2015, p. SCQ8
Marie Jégo, Istanbul – correspondante
Le pays renforce son rôle pour le transit de l’énergie vers les Balkans et l’Europe occidentale. (suite…)
Turkish Stream and its implications for the EU 14 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations, François Koch, Greece, policy brief, Turkish Stream
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European Policy Brief (EGMONT) No. 34, March 2015
Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations
By François Koch *
A first assessment is that this would not work”, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the 22nd of January. (suite…)
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Between Appeasement and Rivalry: Turkey and Russia and their Neighborhoods 7 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 22, May 2015 , 3 p.
Adam Balcer *
Contrary to common knowledge, Turkey does not refrain from challenging Russia in its neighborhood. A substantial difference exists between Turkey’s policy towards Russia in the Black Sea region and in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. (suite…)