Russian energy policy took on a new dimension in January when the natural gas supplied to Ukraine was suddenly cut-off over a longstanding contract dispute between the two countries. Though the flow of gas would eventually be restored, the episode highlighted the new found clout Moscow enjoys with not only its immediate neighbors, but also the whole of Western Europe. In the days of the Soviet Union, it was Moscow’s military strength that the world came to fear. 15 years after the end of the cold war, a new economic weapon has emerged in the Russian arsenal ââ?‰?? oil and gas.

This panel discussion, highlighting The Russia Foreign Energy Policy Report Series that is being currently published in London, will establish the confluence of Russian foreign policy with the acquisition of foreign energy assets by Russian entities. The series focuses on nine specific country profiles in such areas as oil, gas, electricity, and nuclear power industries. Each report written by an author of international standing, explains how Russian foreign energy downstream mergers and acquisitions are transpiring to consolidate the newly acquired Russian influence. Join us on March 2nd as we examine the implications of Russian energy policy, including energy asset acquisitions in countries such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.

Date: March 2, 2006
Time: 12:00 noon

Speaker(s):

Dr. Margarita M. Balmaceda
Associate,
Harvard University’s Davis Center for
Russian and Eurasian Studies and
The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Associate Professor,
The Whitehead School of
Diplomacy and International Relations,
Seton Hall University

Dr. Stephen J. Blank
Research Professor,
U.S. Army War College

Dr. Ariel Cohen
Senior Research Fellow in
Russian and Eurasian Studies and
International Energy Security,
Douglas and Sarah Allison
Center for Foreign Policy Studies,
The Heritage Foundation

Adnan Vatansever
Associate Fellow,
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security

Moderator

Andrew Kuchins
Senior Associate,
Russia and Eurasia Program,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Host(s): The Heritage Foundation

Details:

Location: The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium

Tags: Heritage Foundation

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