The Nordic Dimension of Energy Security
The Nordic Dimension of Energy Security

Author: Ryszard M. Czarny

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3030370437

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This book will show that when some countries begin using oil and gas as an instrument of exerting pressure and to realize political goals, energy security becomes synonymous with national security as well as economic security. It is within this context that the Nordic countries serve as role models and an exemplification of modern, innovative and ecofriendly solutions. This book highlights that the Nordic countries represent a very broad spectrum of competencies and techniques in the field of making use of various energy sources, which basically exhausts all the possible and currently available possibilities.

Energy Security
Energy Security

Author: Adrian V. Gheorghe

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-02-10

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 9400707185

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In terms of energy security the Black Sea region is important to Europe. Inevitably and for very good reasons, a lot of attention has been given to the existing and planned pipeline routes going around or across the Black Sea. Much less attention has been given to the development of the Black Sea energy market in its own right and to the potential advantages of coping with some current and future energy issues in a multilateral regional format rather than through individual action at national level. The present book addresses, in a comprehensive manner, the current problematic of energy security and goes beyond pipeline politics, without playing down their continued significance; it addresses some topical questions related to the sustainability and resilience of energy systems as applicable to the Black Sea region.

Nordic Cooperation
Nordic Cooperation

Author: Johan Strang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 131762694X

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The recent crises in global economy and in European integration have caused a considerable revival of interest in the Nordic Welfare Model. However, less attention has been given to the ways in which the nations that form Scandinavia or ‘Norden’ are connected through various forms of inter- and transnational cooperation. With contributions from a team of experts in the field, this volume analyses Nordic cooperation in a European perspective and argues that this special form of transnational cooperation has been crucial in the development of the Nordic Welfare Model. In addition, it also contends that the Nordic model of transnational cooperation is a relevant case study when pondering the present problems of European integration. This text will be of key interest to students, researchers and policy makers studying the Nordic Model and transnational cooperation and more generally to those interested in European studies, Scandinavian studies, welfare studies, international relations and regional integration.

Development Co-operation Report 2009
Development Co-operation Report 2009

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-02-18

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9264055053

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This edition of OECD's annual Development Co-operation Report provides key statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.

Development Co-operation Report 2007
Development Co-operation Report 2007

Author: Manning Richard

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2008-02-04

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9264041486

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The Development Co-operation Report, issued by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is the key annual reference document for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.

Russian Renewable Energy
Russian Renewable Energy

Author: Indra Øverland

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1317060342

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What is Russia's potential as a partner in the global race towards a low-carbon economy? This book provides a balanced analysis of Russia's impressive, understudied and sometimes surprising strengths in the renewable energy sector. The work is a first of its kind, exploring the significant political and economic obstacles to developing renewable energy in Russia. The volume explores whether effective partnerships may be achieved by combining Russia's excellence in basic research and its diverse natural resources with Western management skills - and aiming for innovation and exports. Solar power, electricity reform, market niches for renewable energy and Nordic-Russian partnership are all examined in detail. Providing crucial insights for academics, policy-makers and business actors seeking to cooperate with Russian partners, this groundbreaking book raises the vitally important question of how key countries such as Russia will approach global climate politics and their own energy supply in the post-Kyoto world.

Northern Security and Global Politics
Northern Security and Global Politics

Author: Ann-Sofie Dahl

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1135005354

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This book takes a comprehensive approach to security in the Nordic-Baltic region, studying how this region is affected by developments in the international system. The advent of the new millennium coincided with the return of the High North to the world stage. A number of factors have contributed to the increased international interest for the northern part of Europe: climate change resulting in ice melting in Greenland and the Arctic, and new resources and shipping routes opening up across the polar basin foremost among them. The world is no longer "unipolar" and not yet "multipolar," but perhaps "post-unipolar", indicating a period of flux and of declining US unipolar hegemony. Drawing together contributions from key thinkers in the field, Northern Security and Global Politics explores how this situation has affected the Nordic-Baltic area by addressing two broad sets of questions. First, it examines what impact declining unipolarity - with a geopolitical shift to Asia, a reduced role for Europe in United States policy, and a more assertive Russia - will have on regional Nordic-Baltic security. Second, it takes a closer look at how the regional actors respond to these changes in their strategic environment. This book will be of much interest to students of Nordic and Baltic politics, international security, foreign policy and IR.

Development Co-operation Report 2009
Development Co-operation Report 2009

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-03-09

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9789264055049

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This edition of OECD's annual Development Co-operation Report provides key statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.

Sustainable Development Action – the Nordic Way
Sustainable Development Action – the Nordic Way

Author: Halonen, Mikko

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 9289349557

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The 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, outlines an ambitious and universal plan of action for people, planet and prosperity as it seeks to strengthen universal peace and freedom. This report presents national and Nordic action on Agenda 2030 with the aim to inform and support the Nordic Council of Ministers in formulating a new Nordic Sustainable Development Programme. All Nordic countries are engaged and strongly committed to implementing Agenda 2030 and there is a broad societal interest in joint Nordic action. The existing Nordic Strategy for Sustainable Development and several other key initiatives within Nordic cooperation already contribute to the goals of Agenda 2030. A new Nordic Sustainable Development Programme can build upon a strong foundation and add further value to the national and international work done by the Nordic countries.