European Energy Security and US-Russian Competition

This book argues that the influence of US-Russia 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.

Ioanna Mavromati is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Dundee. Her research focuses on US-Russian security competition, EU-Russian relations, and energy politics.

Introduction 1 European Energy Security, Great Power Competition, and Neoclassical Realism 2 A Wider Perspective on US-Russian and EU-Russian Relations 3 The Case of Energy Union: The Evolution of European Energy (Gas) Security Policy from 1990 to 2024 4 The Cases of South Stream and Nord Stream I Pipelines 5 The Case of the Nord Stream II Pipeline Conclusion