The Geoeconomics of the Russian – EU Gas Trade: Drawing Lessons from the South Stream Pipeline Project
Journal: Pure (Coventry University)
Year: 2015

Energy trade has developed into one of the most contentious and divisive issues between Russia and EU in the post Cold War era. It reflects a broader geoeconomic struggle in which economic means are used to advocate geopolitical goals. This Working Paper argues that the case of the South Stream Pipeline Project (SSPP) – a grand project abruptly cancelled by President Putin in December 2014 – epitomizes these broader power politics involved in the energy<br/>relations between the two powers. In 2