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Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War EuropePower (Grid) Politics: Poland, Germany and European Energy Security

Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War Europe: Power (Grid) Politics: Poland, Germany... [The decision to construct the Russo-German Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea led to one of the most virulent conflicts between Poland and Germany during the 2000s. But in reality, differences between the two states spanned a wider horizon: Poland’s support for and Germany’s foot-dragging with respect to EU energy market and policy integration more broadly. Chapter 6 argues that these diverging perspectives are best explained with a view to the pair’s highly asymmetric (energy) market power and dramatically dissimilar bilateral relationships with Russia: Warsaw’s vulnerability defined by its overwhelming dependence on versus Berlin’s mutually beneficial strategic partnership with its leading energy supplier. Paradoxically, the traditionally ‘milieu-shaping’ Germany has been a laggard when it comes to integration in the energy field. Instead, despite its eurosceptic reputation, it was Poland that became the leading demandeur of EU-level solutions to the member states’ energy problems.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War EuropePower (Grid) Politics: Poland, Germany and European Energy Security

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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978-1-349-95351-6
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201 –230
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-95352-3_6
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Abstract

[The decision to construct the Russo-German Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea led to one of the most virulent conflicts between Poland and Germany during the 2000s. But in reality, differences between the two states spanned a wider horizon: Poland’s support for and Germany’s foot-dragging with respect to EU energy market and policy integration more broadly. Chapter 6 argues that these diverging perspectives are best explained with a view to the pair’s highly asymmetric (energy) market power and dramatically dissimilar bilateral relationships with Russia: Warsaw’s vulnerability defined by its overwhelming dependence on versus Berlin’s mutually beneficial strategic partnership with its leading energy supplier. Paradoxically, the traditionally ‘milieu-shaping’ Germany has been a laggard when it comes to integration in the energy field. Instead, despite its eurosceptic reputation, it was Poland that became the leading demandeur of EU-level solutions to the member states’ energy problems.]

Published: Sep 29, 2018

Keywords: Energy policy (complex) interdependence; Sensitivity versus vulnerability; Natural gas; Nord Stream; Gazprom; Diversification; Solidarity; Securitisation; Gas imports; Gas transit; Energy champions; Environment

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