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China’s new energy geopolitics : the Shanghai cooperation organization and Central Asia
Wrobel, Ralph - 2014 - Manuscript received on 2014-07-04, accepted on 2014-09-26
As China is dependent on oil and gas imports to maintain its high growth rates, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia have become increasingly important for the country's economic development. In May 2014, China and Russia signed a new gas deal, for example, and in recent...
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Barriers and solutions to economic integration of Caspian Sea countries
Aydin, Ulviyye - 2020
The aim of this paper is to analyze the barriers to economic integration of Caspian Sea countries ‒ specifically the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Georgia ‒ and suggest solutions. A literature review is used as a methodology for conducting...
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Implications of China's growing geo-economic influence for the EU : addressing critical dependencies in the green transition
Pindyuk, Olga - 2023
Although China has become a major trading partner of the EU, the EU-China relationship has deteriorated over the last decade. This has been demonstrated, for example, by disputes over trade issues, unequal treatment of EU investors by Beijing, frictions over the transfer of intellectual...
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Energy Security and the Revival of Geopolitics
Molchanov, Mikhail - 2016
The issue of energy security is being reviewed from a standpoint of geopolitics. The contention is that geopolitics is … with a discussion of the earlier historical antecedents of geopolitics of natural resources and the imperialist struggle … the return of geopolitics that followed mass disillusionment with the neoliberal project of the nineties. The article ends …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014129152
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China’s New Energy Geopolitics: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asia
Wrobel, Ralph - In: ASIEN 133 (2014) Oktober, pp. 24-51
As China is dependent on oil and gas imports to maintain its high growth rates, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia have become increasingly important for the country’s economic development. In May 2014, China and Russia signed a new gas deal, for example, and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504430
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Challenges for Multilateral Energy Trade Regulation : WTO and Energy Charter
Selivanova, Yulia - 2014
The general rules of the multilateral system cover trade in energy, although they are arguably not designed to specifically tackle major issues pertinent for energy trade. The traditional focus of GATT has been market access of domestic manufactured products abroad rather than access to foreign...
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Strategies to Balance Energy Security, Business, Trade and Sustainable Development
Farah, Paolo Davide - 2021
Energy is pivotal for socio-economic and cultural development. Last century witnessed a drastic increase, on one hand on the consumption of energy and, on the other on greenhouse gases emissions. Traditionally, energy security has been linked with the need to guarantee supply and, in turn,...
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Energy Policy, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change
Burleson, Elizabeth - 2014
A weather beaten economy has become a wake up call. The International Energy Agency predicts that carbon emissions will rise 130 percent and oil demand will rise 70 percent by 2050. A sound energy policy that addresses climate change relies upon widespread transfer and implementation of...
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Energy Charter Treaty's Investor Protection Provisions : Potential to Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development
Sussman, Edna - 2014
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is the only multi-lateral treaty that deals specifically with the energy sector. It must be carefully reviewed to see if it can play a role in addressing climate change. The importance of international investment in the energy sector in the developing countries...
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