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German-Russian gas relations: A special relationship in troubled waters

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  • Bros, Aurélie
  • Mitrova, Tatiana
  • Westphal, Kirsten

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In the context of the security crisis in and over Ukraine, natural gas imports from Russia have become a source of debate in Germany and the European Union. Natural gas relations with Russia are often analyzed either through the prism of commercial and market-based transactions or that of foreign policy and geopolitics. In that respect, this Research Paper takes a holistic approach and tries to analyze and define the dynamics of (geo)politics and economic/commercial logics from the beginning of the early 1970s until today. The paper provides insights into the conducting of German-Russian gas relations at the levels of infrastructure development, trade, business-to-business and commercial ties, as well as political framing. It explains the nature and texture of the gas relations, which have been subject to change over time.

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  • Bros, Aurélie & Mitrova, Tatiana & Westphal, Kirsten, 2017. "German-Russian gas relations: A special relationship in troubled waters," SWP Research Papers RP 13/2017, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swprps:rp132017
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