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Russia's war on Ukraine and the rise of the Middle corridor as a third vector of Eurasian connectivity : connecting Europe and Asia via Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey

Eldem, Tuba - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik; Stiftung … - 2022

Among the many significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the reinvigoration of the Middle Corridor, both as a regional economic zone comprising Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey but also as an increasingly attractive alternative route between Europe...

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Dis/connectivity in the South Caucasus : imaginaries, the effects of power, ambivalences

Smolnik, Franziska - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

Connectivity, especially in the transport sector, has become a ubiquitous issue in the South Caucasus in recent years. Transport connectivity also plays a central role in the European Union’s policy towards the region. As part of its Global Gateway Initiative, the EU has made a commitment that...

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Turkey-Iran rivalry in the changing geopolitics of the South Caucasus

Azizi, Hamidreza; Isachenko, Daria - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

backing of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Karabakh War consolidated Ankara’s footprint in the region. Azerbaijan’s retaking of the … rest of Karabakh in the latest military strikes on 19 September 2023 makes a peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia … connecting Turkey to mainland Azerbaijan via Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave and Armenia’s south-eastern Syunik province; this …

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Geopolitics of electricity : grids, space and (political) power

Westphal, Kirsten; Pastukhova, Maria; Pepe, Jacopo Maria - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

Although electricity grids shape and define both political and economic spaces, the geopolitical significance of electricity remains underestimated. In political communities and beyond, such grids establish new channels for projecting geopolitical influence and new spheres of influence. In the...

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European energy security reimagined : mapping the risks, challenges and opportunities of changing energy geographies

Scholl, Ellen; Westphal, Kirsten - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2017

Following the Paris Agreement, the energy landscape is changing more than ever. While these changes bring opportunity, they also come with risks, requiring traditional concepts of energy security to be reconsidered. These changes in the energy landscape are mirrored by shifting political...

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Turkey and European energy (in)security : what role for Turkey in European energy security following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Tastan, Kadri - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

The desire of the European Union (EU) to reduce its dependency on Russia for gas and diversify its sources of supply by turning to the resources of Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Eastern Mediterranean regions theoretically gives Turkey a major role in the EU’s diversification and...

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Economic relations between the Western Balkans and Non-EU countries : how the EU can respond to challenges concerning direct investment, trade and energy security

Vulović, Marina - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

The economic and financial crisis of 2008 disrupted the European Union’s (EU) enlargement policy for the Western Balkans. At least since that time, the region has seen greater involvement by economic actors from non-EU countries such as China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates...

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Turkish and Iranian involvement in Iraq and Syria : competing strategies, rising threat perceptions, and potentials for conflict

Azizi, Hamidreza; Çevik, Salim - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

It has become cliché to argue that Turkish-Iranian relations oscillate between a controlled rivalry and limited cooperation. However, in Iraq and Syria, rising tensions between Turkey and Turkey-affiliated groups on the one hand and Iran and Iran-backed groups on the other, have put the two...

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Qatar's foreign policy : decision-making processes, baselines, and strategies

Steinberg, Guido - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

Qatar's domestic and foreign policy since the 1990s has developed along three main lines: The emirate has expanded its gas production and supplies liquefied gas to as many countries as possible; it assures itself of US military protection by providing bases; and it conducts a "soft power"...

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Coal, oil and gas going into extra time : the narrative of abated fossil fuels threatens to undermine the Paris climate targets

Hansen, Gerrit - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the call to phase out fossil fuels. Intense debates have taken place in Germany and the European Union (EU) to determine positions in the run-up to the conference. The main point of...

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