3206 publications
Korea in the New Asia : East Asian integration and the China factor
Date de publication
07 June 2007
The new African policy of Germany : a political and economic investment for the future of Europe
Date de publication
03 June 2007
The Opacity of Russian-Ukrainian Energy Relations
Date de publication
23 May 2007
Accroche
Energy issues lie at the heart of Ukraine's economic, political and strategic challenges. A year after the 'orange revolution', the 'gas war' served to highlight the country's vulnerable position, being 80% dependent on imports of gas and having the world's most energy-hungry economy. The 2005 crisis also highlighted the extreme opacity of the country's bilateral relations with Russia, which are governed as much by the interests surrounding Gazprom's relations as by those of the state. Yanukovich's return to power in the summer of 2006 coincided with a relative appeasement of relations with Moscow and a new division of spheres of influence in the Ukrainian energy sector.