The Shale Gas Factor (and what it means for global politics)
The Shale Gas Factor (and what it means for global politics)

Summary/Abstract: New technologies, which enable cost-effective shale gas extraction, have initiated a global energy revolution. A large number of shale gas deposits located in regions outside global energy politics are making dominant gas producing countries, like Russia, face new competition. Could utilizing shale gas lead to new a foreign policy, one where energy is not a main bargaining chip?

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