Securing Energy Insecurity? China and the EU’s Quest for Energy in the Caspian Sea Region

Stratos Pourzitakis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99837-4_4

Securing Energy Insecurity? China and the EU’s Quest for Energy in the Caspian Sea Region

Stratos Pourzitakis^*

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This chapter examines the energy security strategies of China and the European Union (EU) in the Caspian Sea region focusing on the fallacies that lie within them. For both actors, the diversification of their energy supply is the driving force behind their quest for oil and gas, yet the securitisation of their energy needs can lead to contested decisions from an economic and geopolitical perspective. The final part of this work provides a quantitative analysis based on the Risky External Energy Supply index, assessing how much energy security the EU’s and China’s strategies for the Caspian Sea region can bring. Finally, it introduces additional components to the Risky External Energy Supply index that will enhance our understanding of Chinese and EU energy security strategies, while contributing to the debate on how to measure energy security.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Climate and Energy Protection in the EU and China
Subtitle of host publication	5th Workshop on EU-Asia Relations in Global Politics
Editors	Peter Hefele, Michael Palocz-Andresen, Maximilian Rech, Jan-Henrik Kohler
Publisher	Springer Cham
Pages	43-70
Number of pages	28
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319998374
ISBN (Print)	9783319998367
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99837-4_4
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2018

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Securing Energy Insecurity? China and the EU’s Quest for Energy in the Caspian Sea Region. / Pourzitakis, Stratos.
Climate and Energy Protection in the EU and China: 5th Workshop on EU-Asia Relations in Global Politics. ed. / Peter Hefele; Michael Palocz-Andresen; Maximilian Rech; Jan-Henrik Kohler. 1st. ed. Springer Cham, 2018. p. 43-70.

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