GU(U)AM – from declaration to reality
GU(U)AM – from declaration to reality
Author(s): Renata Król-MazurSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Economic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: GUAM; UE; energy security; Organization for Democracy and Economic Development; Transport Corridor Europe‑Caucasus‑Asia; Intrastate Oil Gas Transport to Europe; Southeast European Law Enforcement Cen
Summary/Abstract: The article seeks to characterise the activity of GUUAM, an organisation of post‑Soviet states set up in 1997 comprising Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (officially withdrew in 2005), Azerbaijan and Moldova, to cooperate on issues of shared importance. After presenting a historical overview of the organisation’s beginnings, the author analyses their joint security issues, their dependence on Russian energy sources, and finding ways of diversifying and transmitting key resources. In her reflections on the future of the organisation, she concludes that GUUAM’s main policies will remain strictly tied to energy security issues.
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 48/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 129-160
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English