Towards a New Social Contract in Putin’s Russia
The Russian political economy is on the move.
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Energy Security
Eastern Europeans do not give up fighting Nord Stream 2
“We are a flat country with no strategic depth,” says Sven Sakkov, director of the government-led think tank International Centre for Defence and Security.
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Baltics Seek Energy Independence from Russia
ICDS Fellow Researcher Kalev Stoicescu explained to Russian language Voice of America the background of separation of Baltic states’ electicity grids from the Russian/Belarussian system.
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The Geopolitics of Power Grids: Political and Security Aspects of Baltic Synchronization
In 2015, the Baltic states declared their intent to withdraw from the BRELL agreement and desynchronize their power grids from the IPS/UPS synchronous area to which they still belong as part of the legacy of Soviet occupation.
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A Market Economy in the European Energy Sector
Subsidies in the electricity industry increase final cost for consumers
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The EU’s Energy Security Future Lies in Unity
In a wide-ranging interview on Polish radio station Wnet’s Poranka (Morning) program on September 19, non-resident research fellow Emmet Tuohy focused on the priorities of Estonian energy policy–especially as reflected during Estonia’s current presidency of the Council of the European Union–while also touching upon more general security issues.
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Desynch or Sink: A Political Analysis of Baltic Electricity Desynchronization
The electricity grids of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are still synchronised with Russia and Belarus in the framework of the so-called BRELL agreement.
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The Baltic States – An Energy Island or Energy Peninsula in the European Union?
ICDS Research Fellow Anna Bulakh spoke at the public discussion “The Baltic States – An Energy Island or Energy Peninsula in the European Union?” organized by the Latvian Institute of International Affaires in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on October 17, 2016 in Riga, Latvia. Speakers at the event included Andris Sprūds, Director of Latvian Institute of International Affairs; Elisabeth Bauer, Director of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Baltic/Nordic States.
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Balticconnector to Develop Baltic Regional Gas Market
Anna Bulakh, Research Fellow, ICDS, International Centre for Defence and Security in Estonia, told New Europe by phone on August 11 that the project is important for the whole region. “The three countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – basically are isolated in infrastructure from European continent per se because there is no interconnector between Lithuania and Poland and this should be finalized in 2019 and the Balticconnector has been under huge discussion for the last three years so it’s a big breakthrough actually for both Finland and Estonia,” Bulakh said.
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Anna Bulakh on Radio 4: The Construction of The “Nord Stream – 2” Is under the Question
Polish anti-monopoly regulator UOKiK issued an objection to an application for the formation of a consortium of “Nord Stream 2”. Radio 4 Arthur Aukon discussed with ICDS research fellow Anna Bulakh ICDS how it will affect the implementation of the project and energy security in the region.
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