Russian Energy Security and Foreign Policy

Adrian Dellecker is Research Assistant at the Russia/NIS Center (Ifri, Paris) and holds a Masters degree from the University of Sussex (UK). His current research focuses on Russian bilateral energy relations, particularly in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea region, as well as the EU-Russia energy dialogue. Thomas Gomart is head of the Russian/NIS Center at Ifri (French Institute of International Relations, Paris), and the editor of the trilingual electronic collection Russie.Nei.Visions. He also teaches at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr.

1. Introduction: Solving the Eurasian Energy Equation Adrian Dellecker and Thomas Gomart Part 1: Energy’s Link to Domestic and Foreign Policies 2. Energy Security in Eurasia: Clashing Interests Franz Umbach 3. Hydrocarbon Production and Exports in Central Asia: The Impact of Institutions and Politics William Tompson 4. How To Get a Pipeline Built: Myth and Reality Jérôme Guillet 5. The Role of Central Asian Gas: Is It Possible to Bypass Russia? Maureen Crandall Part 2: Russian Foreign and Energy Relations with NIS Net Exporters 6. Ups and Downs of the Russia-Turkmenistan Relationship Vladimir Milov 7. Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Development: Views from Russia and Kazakhstan Martha Brill Olcott 8. Uzbekistan: Central Asian Key Andrew Monaghan 9. The Uncertain Trajectory of Russia-Azerbaijan Relations in the Multiple-Pipeline Era Pavel K. Baev Part 3: Russian Export Policy and Relations with Transit Countries 10. Russia, Gazprom and the CAC: Interests and Relations Leonid Grigoriev 11. After the War: The Southern Corridor John Roberts 12. Brothers to Neighbors: Russia-Belarus Relations in Transit Folkert Garbe, Felix Hett, and Rainer Lindner 13. Conclusion Adrian Dellecker and Thomas Gomart