Russians gone with IMF cash
State considers EUR 1.88 bn purchase of MOL shares a strategic investment READ MORE
A Russian charm offensive in the pipeline wars
In the corridors of Brussels’ elegant Stanhope Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, the well-turned-out movers-and-shakers of the European energy world were marvelling at the sizeable budget and high-profile guest list for the event they were attending. READ MORE
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Prospects
This year the Shanghai Cooperation Organization celebrates the 10th anniversary from the date of its establishment. The oncoming anniversary is a good reason to assess the solvency of this regional project and alleged scenarios of its development. READ MORE
OSCE ready to further co-operation with Turkmenistan
The OSCE is ready to expand the scope of its co-operation with Turkmenistan in all security dimensions and support the country in implementing its OSCE commitments, said the OSCE
Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today during his official visit to Turkmenistan, the organization said in a press release. READ MORE
Germany's denuclearization shot in Russia's arm
Russian influence is the big gainer from Germany’s decision to stop producing nuclear power. The losers are eastern and central European states including Lithuania, Poland and Hungary, and American influence. READ MORE
Russia redrawing Europe energy map
Things couldn't have been better for Russia's energy giant Gazprom even before news came in over the weekend that curtains could be coming down on one of the keenest battles of the Caspian great game, and Moscow is on a winning streak. READ MORE
Hungary’s face of the EU presidency
Interview with Piroska Bakos, spokeswoman, hostess of the EU presidency in Hungary. READ MORE
Saudabayev: Kazakhstan ready to host IAEA int'l nuclear fuel bank
Kazakhstan is prepared to host an international nuclear fuel bank under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) once such a facility is set up, the country's Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev said at an international conference in London last Saturday. READ MORE
Nuclear Power and Dread Risk
The eminent cognitive psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer wrote a classic article back in 2004 for the journal Psychological Science which, I believe, explains a bizarre fact about America energy policy. READ MORE
Littoral States Struggle to Agree on the Caspian Settlement
The Caspian nations have reiterated pledges to solve their differences later this year ahead of the Caspian summit in Moscow, but they apparently continued to disagree on a number of key issues. During a meeting in Baku on April 26 – 27, representatives of the five countries that border the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia and Turkmenistan) made yet another attempt to reach an agreement on the Caspian’s division. READ MORE
