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Gustafson, Thane

The Bridge : Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe / Thane Gustafson. - 1 online resource (480 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Two Worlds of Gas -- 2. The Beginnings of the Gas Bridge -- 3. From Optimism to Anxiety -- 4. Norway and the Rise of the North Sea -- 5. Soviet Gas -- 6. Crossing the Channel -- 7. Brussels -- 8. The Battle for Germany -- 9. Gazprom Survives and Gets Away -- 10. Gazprom under Pressure -- 11. Russia and Ukraine -- 12. Russian-German Gas Relations -- 13. Battle Joined, War Averted -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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Europe and Russia are pushing against each other in a contest of economic doctrines and political ambitions, seemingly erasing the vision of cooperation that emerged from the end of the Cold War. Thane Gustafson argues that natural gas serves as a bridge over troubled geopolitical waters, uniting the region through common economic interests.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674243842

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674243842 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Geopolitics--Europe.
Natural gas pipelines--Europe.
Natural gas--Economic aspects--History.--Europe
Natural gas--Economic aspects--History.--Russia (Federation)
Natural gas--Economic aspects--History.--Soviet Union
Natural gas--Political aspects--History.--Europe
Natural gas--Political aspects--History.--Russia (Federation)
Natural gas--Political aspects--History.--Soviet Union
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union.

LC Class. No.: HD9581.E82 / .G878 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 338.27285094