Current Problems of Global Energy Security in Light of the Caspian Sea Region's Recent Experience
Article from: OGEL 1 (2006), in Security of Energy Supply
Introduction
Three related questions are: (1) if the energy crisis is real, then what should our future energy plans be; (2) what is the impact of energy on the world's geo-political scenario today; and (3) what policies should be considered to ensure energy security. The third of these questions is the least variable. The answer to it should not change much, whether the energy crisis is real or not, whether we recognize such a crisis or not, and regardless of energy's impact on global geo-politics. The first and second questions are far from unimportant. I have addressed them elsewhere, ...