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May 21, 2014

Carstei on Russia-China Gas Deal

By Mihaela Carstei

Mihaela Carstei, acting director of the Atlantic Council Energy and Environment Program, joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the recently announced energy deal between Russia and China:

China
Energy & Environment

Event Recap

May 20, 2014

Conversation with Finnish Undersecretary Matti Anttonen

On the afternoon of Monday, May 20, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center held a private, roundtable conversation with Matti Anttonen, undersecretary of state for external economic affairs in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Ambassador Anttonen was introduced by Ambassador John Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center.

Energy & Environment
Northern Europe
President Vladimir Putin with Russia's National Amateur Ice Hockey Team, May 10, 2014

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May 14, 2014

Why Aren’t Sanctions Stopping Putin?

By Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Daily Beast

The West is threatening another round of sanctions against Russia in an effort to deter meddling in the May 25 presidential elections in Ukraine.

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

May 6, 2014

The Hill: Murkowski Calls for Action to Conserve Energy, Water

By Atlantic Council

The Hill cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Senator Lisa Murkowski on the nexus of energy and water for US sustainability and national security:

Energy & Environment

In the News

May 6, 2014

Huntsman: GOP Focus on Climate Change Should Be “Neither Denial Nor Extremism”

By Jon M. Huntsman

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon Huntsman writes for the New York Times on the shift away from the issue of climate change among Republicans and why the party should not ignore it: 

Climate Change & Climate Action
Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 29, 2014

The Hill: Supporters Optimistic About Natural Gas Export Bill

By Atlantic Council

The Hill cited the Atlantic Council for hosting an event on Capitol Hill on energy and the environment: 

Energy & Environment

Issue Brief

Apr 28, 2014

The Impact of US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on Central and Eastern Europe’s Energy Security

By Péter Kaderják, László Paizs, Adrienn Selei, Borbála Tóth

The unfolding political crisis between Ukraine and Russia poses an immediate gas supply security risk for Europe, but especially for Central Eastern Europe (CEE), the Baltic States, and South East Europe (SEE). This new issue brief, authored by Péter Kaderják, László Paizs, Adrienn Selei, and Borbála Tóth of the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research […]

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

Webcasts

Apr 28, 2014

Webcast: American Energy Prowess in a Strategic Foreign Policy Perspective

Please join us for the first day of the American Energy Prowess in a Strategic Foreign Policy Perspective conference on Monday, April 28 at 12:30 p.m..The aim of the conference is to discuss and debate the strategic foreign policy aspects of the American shale gas revolution and its effect on the transatlantic relationship and the Central […]

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2014

Europe’s Dependence on Russian Energy: Deeper Than You Think

By Kathryn Sparks

Ukraine Crisis Shows Eastern Europe at Risk Not Only for Gas, But Also Nuclear Power As European nations decide how staunchly to oppose Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, they have been pondering uneasily the prospect that Moscow could cut off the Russian natural gas supplies upon which many of them depend. Foreign policy specialists across the […]

Energy & Environment
Russia
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 1, 2014

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Apr 14, 2014

Head of NATO Says Ukraine Only Part of Putin’s Ambitions

By Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal

“I see Ukraine and Crimea in a bigger context,” Mr. [NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh] Rasmussen says. “I see this as an element in a pattern, and it’s driven by President Putin’s strong desire to restore Russian greatness

Energy & Environment
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