Introduction : the changing international energy system and its implications for cooperation in international politics / Robert Orttung, Andreas Wenger, and Jeronim Perovic -- Changing markets, politics and perceptions : dealing with energy (inter-) dependencies / Jeronim Perovic -- Changing...

Altered states -- Seeking more, finding less -- The "Chindia" challenge -- An energy juggernaught -- Draining the Caspian -- The global assault on Africa's vital resources -- Encroaching on an "American Lake" -- Crossing a threshold -- Averting catastrophe

The EU is a unique supranational actor in international relations. The development of the EU itself started with issues regarding energy. Through several historical steps, current energy policy is constructed. Gradually it put an importance on its external dimension. Since the Lisbon Treaty...