The paper explores the dominant interpretations of the EU–Russian energy relations by identifying three dominant concepts around which these interpretations revolve: (1) integration, (2) liberalization, and (3) diversification. Building on a detailed discourse analysis of 97 textual units...

The aim of this article is to apply the concept of external actorness to an analysis of EU energy relations towards Egypt in 1995-2020, with an emphasis on the related potential for strengthening energy security. The external actorness of the EU in its energy relations is based on a set of...

Problematika energetické spolupráce je bezesporu jedním z nejčastěji diskutovaných témat stávajících vztahů mezi Evropskou unií a Ruskou federací. Na jednu stranu energetika představuje hlavní faktor v posilování formálních a neformálních vztahů EU-Rusko. Na druhou stranu...

The article explores the EU's energy security discourse regarding Russia during the period of 2010-2021. Three sub-discourses of this discourse are identified: the geopolitical, securitisation and diversification sub-discourses, as the same topics of the relationship are communicated differently...

This paper addresses the issue of asymmetric energy relations between the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation. The theory of interdependence is a widely used concept in political and economic studies of international relations. As can be seen from the analysis of Czech–Russian energy...