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Since the 1990s, Baltic-Russian relations have been amongst the
most contentious on the European continent. Energy security
concerns, historical legacies, and the status of Russian minorities
have all proved key flash points. Baltic-Russian relations have
been described as a 'litmus test' of Russia's willingness to leave
behind its imperialist ambitions; simultaneously the policies of
Tallinn, Riga or Vilnius towards Russia can have a direct impact on
EU-Russian and NATO-Russian relations. The Baltic states share
similar histories and resources, and face the same geopolitical
challenges. All are dependent on Russia for energy yet, as this
fascinating study reveals, they have pursued very different foreign
policies towards their powerful neighbour. In The Politics of
Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia Agnia Grigas
provides an unprecedented analysis of contemporary Baltic-Russian
relations and identifies the causal factors that drive the foreign
policies of the Baltic states in such divergent routes. Supported
by case studies on the oil and gas sectors as well as the tug of
history, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars and
policy makers.
Since the 1990s, Baltic-Russian relations have been amongst the
most contentious on the European continent. Energy security
concerns, historical legacies, and the status of Russian minorities
have all proved key flash points. Baltic-Russian relations have
been described as a 'litmus test' of Russia's willingness to leave
behind its imperialist ambitions; simultaneously the policies of
Tallinn, Riga or Vilnius towards Russia can have a direct impact on
EU-Russian and NATO-Russian relations. The Baltic states share
similar histories and resources, and face the same geopolitical
challenges. All are dependent on Russia for energy yet, as this
fascinating study reveals, they have pursued very different foreign
policies towards their powerful neighbour. In The Politics of
Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia Agnia Grigas
provides an unprecedented analysis of contemporary Baltic-Russian
relations and identifies the causal factors that drive the foreign
policies of the Baltic states in such divergent routes. Supported
by case studies on the oil and gas sectors as well as the tug of
history, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars and
policy makers.
How will Russia redraw post-Soviet borders? In the wake of recent
Russian expansionism, political risk expert Agnia Grigas
illustrates how-for more than two decades-Moscow has consistently
used its compatriots in bordering nations for its territorial
ambitions. Demonstrating how this policy has been implemented in
Ukraine and Georgia, Grigas provides cutting-edge analysis of the
nature of Vladimir Putin's foreign policy and compatriot protection
to warn that Moldova, Kazakhstan, the Baltic States, and others are
also at risk.
We are in the midst of an energy revolution, led by the United
States. As the world's greatest producer of natural gas moves
aggressively to expand its exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG),
America stands poised to become an energy superpower-an
unanticipated development with far-reaching implications for the
international order. Agnia Grigas drills deep into today's gas
markets to uncover the forces and trends transforming the
geopolitics of gas. The boom in shale gas production in the United
States, the growth of global LNG trade, and the buildup of gas
transport infrastructure worldwide have so transformed the
traditional markets that natural gas appears to be on the verge of
becoming a true global commodity. Traditional suppliers like
Russia, whose energy-poor neighbors were dependent upon its gas
exports and pipelines, are feeling the foundations of the old order
shifting beneath their feet. Grigas examines how this new reality
is rewriting the conventional rules of intercontinental gas trade
and realigning strategic relations among the United States, the
European Union, Russia, China, and beyond. In the near term,
Moscow's political influence will erode as the Russian gas giant
Gazprom loses share in its traditional markets while its efforts to
pivot eastward to meet China's voracious energy needs will largely
depend on Beijing's terms. In this new geopolitics of gas, the
United States will enjoy opportunities but also face challenges in
leveraging its newfound energy clout to reshape relations with both
European states and rising Asian powers.
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