type="graphical" xml:id="gpol12153-abs-0002"> <p>European states lack a shared vision regarding the future of energy policy. What seems even more important, though, is that EU member states even lack a common understanding of their position in the international energy landscape.<blockFixed type="graphic" xml:id="gpol12153-blkfxd-0001"> <mediaResourceGroup> <mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:17585880:gpol12153:gpol12153-toc-0001"/> </mediaResourceGroup> </blockFixed>

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