Gas makes or breaks economies, as shown by the effects of the 2009 Ukraine/Russia gas supply crisis. Joshua Posaner looks at four case study countries in Central and Eastern Europe. He examines the interdependence between the domestic political structure of a gas import-dependent country and the price it paid for imports up to 2014, using the level of reliance on the dominant supplier as an indicator. The more dependent a country is on a single supplier, the more it pays for its supplies. The author aims to explain why capitals prioritize energy security and balance their import portfolios differently, while taking a new angle on the European gas system. He offers a timely investigation into an oft-reported subject, with Russia’s perceived “energy weapon” and themes of “energy dependence” weighing heavily on European political discourse.

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Berlin, Germany

Joshua Posaner

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Joshua Posaner studied at the University of Greenwich, School of Oriental and African Studies, University College London and completed his doctoral thesis at Freie Universität Berlin.

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Book Title: Held Captive by Gas
Book Subtitle: The Price of Politics in Gazprom's Long-Term Contracts with Central European Buyers (2009 to 2014)
Authors: Joshua Posaner
Series Title: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27518-1
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-27517-4Published: 06 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-27518-1Published: 22 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2626-2827
Series E-ISSN: 2626-2835
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 269
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Relations, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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