{"product_id":"european-energy-security-and-us-russian-competition","title":"European Energy Security and US-Russian Competition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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 Union’s collapse, the United States did not initially view European reliance on Russian energy as a threat. However, as US-Russian competition intensified, Washington increasingly framed Europe’s dependence on Russian gas as a security risk and actively sought to block the expansion of Russian energy infrastructure into Europe. The book also explores how, despite the EU’s early treaties being energy-focused, energy security only became a central foreign policy concern for the Union in the mid-2000s. Ultimately, the author argues that scholars of international relations must consider both great power dynamics and intra-European factors to fully understand the development of European energy policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of interest to students and researchers in geopolitics, international relations, energy politics, regional studies, and European studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55023810838872,"sku":"9781032796338","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032796338.jpg?v=1768410934","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/european-energy-security-and-us-russian-competition","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}