Energy security : visions from Asia and Europe / edited by Antonio Marquina.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marquina Barrio, Antonio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Europe.

Energy policy.

Europe.

Energy policy--Asia.

Asia.

Energy supply--Europe.

Energy supply.

Energy supply--Asia.

Physical Description:

xxi, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Traditionally, energy security has been defined as adequate, affordable and reliable supplies of energy. This book presents the different perspectives on energy security of European and Asian countries, as well as the regional perspectives. Within this context it explains Russian energy nationalism, the reasons for the failure of EU common energy policies, the shortcomings in the European Commission's approaches, the lack of strategy for pipelines, and the deficiencies in policies towards central Asia. In the case of Asia, the book explains Chinese energy diplomacy, Japanese dependencies and objectives, the possibility of energy competition and cooperation in Northeast Asia and ASEAN's new strategies for energy security. The increasing importance of nuclear energy in Asia is also emphasized. Finally, the book presents the different approaches to human security in Asia and Europe.

Contents:

The ASEM Education Hub xiii

1 German Debates on Energy Security and Impacts on Germany's 2007 EU Presidency / Frank Umbach 1

2 Russia as an Energy Great Power: Consequences for EU Energy Security / Javier Morales 24

3 Perceptions and Misperceptions of Energy Supply Security in Europe and the 'China Factor' / Michael Meidan 34

4 The Southeast-Southwest European Energy Corridor / Antonio Marquina 54

5 Greece's Energy Security Policy: Between Energy Needs and Geopolitical Imperatives / Kostas Ifantis 69

6 Between Continuity and Change: the Italian Approach to Energy Security / Gianluca Pastori 84

7 Security of Supply: Spanish Policies in the EU Context / Javier de Quinto, Julian Lopez 101

8 Does China Have an 'Energy Diplomacy'? Reflections on China's Energy Security and its International Dimensions / Linda Jakobson 121

9 China's Energy Policy and its Development / Shi Dan 135

10 Energy Security Challenges to Asian Countries from Japan's Viewpoint / Shigeru Sudo 147

11 Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Competition and Cooperation / Tai Hwan Lee 162

12 Energy Security and Investment Opportunity in ASEAN / Akhmad Nidlom, Weerawat Chantanakome 179

13 Energy Security: an Indonesian Perspective / Edy Prasetyono 214

14 Philippine Energy Policy: Implications for Human Security and Regional Cooperation / Carolina G. Hernandez 218

15 Nuclear Energy: World Perspectives / Eduardo Gonzalez, Jose Maria Martinez-Val 232

16 Human Security: European and Asian Approaches / Antonio Marquina, Mely Caballero-Anthony 244.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230219700

0230219705

OCLC:

232358036