Energy Security and Policies of the V4 Countries: Between the West and Russia
摘要截稿: 2018-10-15
全文截稿: 2019-05-31
影响因子: 5.042
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CCF分类: 无
中科院JCR分区:
• 大类 : 经济学 - 2区
• 小类 : 经济学 - 2区
• 小类 : 能源与燃料 - 2区
• 小类 : 环境科学 - 2区
• 小类 : 环境研究 - 2区
Overview
In recent years, tensions between Russia and the West have been increasing and these tensions also heavily influence their respective energy policies. In particular, the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) have become a battlefield in the struggle for energy markets between Russia and the United States. The leaders of the Visegrad countries themselves have publicly asked the United States to allow and accelerate the LNG exports to the region. The Russian suppliers, on the other hand, claim to offer a more reliable source of energy with lower prices and in greater volumes. Last but not least, the European Commission is striving to strengthen its role in energy policy at the expense of the EU member states, including the V4 countries, so that it would enforce the EU rules and act as an energy actor with major suppliers. As a result, in all four countries, a fierce struggle erupted between those who favour the Russian suppliers and freedom of decision, and those who argue in favour of greater energy independence, even at the price of higher costs, or support the Union's drive towards enhancing energy security. In this sense, the region has become a litmus test for the success of these strategies as well as the broader direction of the regional policies.
The aim of the special issue is to present a comprehensive picture of the regional energy policies, taking into account the broader economic and political context of energy imports, transportation, distribution, and consumption. While the main focus is on the V4 countries, articles analysing external actors (the EU, Russia, Ukraine, the USA and others) and other regional players (Germany, France, Turkey) can also be accepted. Hence, the special edition will invite submissions on the following topics:
- The energy security and policy/strategy of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
- The European dimension of the V4 countries' energy policy
- The V4 countries' approaches to the EU energy policy
- A comparison of the V4 countries' energy relations with Russia
- The V4 countries and their energy relations with Ukraine
- The V4 countries and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
- The nuclear energy of the V4 countries
- Options for diversifying oil and gas supplies to the V4 countries