Partnership and Cooperation Agreements and the European Union's energy security in the context of Central Asia
Partnership and Cooperation Agreements and the European Union's energy security in the context of Central Asia
Author(s): Erwin MeteraSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Central Asia; European Union; energy security; Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA); geopolitics; Turkmenistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents a qualitative research with the aim of analysing and prognosing the future of relations between the European Union and hydrocarbon exporting countries in Central Asia, based on bilateral Partnership and Cooperation Agreements. The results of analysis, set within the broader geopolitical competition for influence in the region, distinguishes Turkmenistan’s significant role as both potentially important state for the future of the EU’s energy security, as well as the greatest challenge in building relations with the states of the region in a framework that requires a common axiological foundation.
Journal: Przegląd Europejski
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 87-99
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English