European Energy Security and US-Russian Competition by Ioanna... - 9781032796338

European Energy Security and US-Russian CompetitionPower Struggles in a Changing World\nAuthor(s): Ioanna Mavromati\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032796338, 978-1032796338\nSynopsis\nThis book argues that the influence of US-Russian security competition on the energy policies of EU member states and on the development of a unified European energy security policy has been significantly underestimated. While most previous studies have focused on internal EU dynamics and the role of Russian interests, this work takes a broader perspective by examining how transatlantic rivalries have shaped European approaches to energy security.\n\nBy tracing the evolution of European energy security policy from the Cold War era through the present, the book connects shifts in policy to the changing dynamics of US-Soviet and later US-Russian energy competition. It demonstrates that, after the Soviet Unions collapse, the United S.