For a complete archive of RFE/RL's coverage of energy issues in the Caspian Sea region and Russia, click here.
Prague Energy Forum, October 23-24
For a complete archive of RFE/RL's coverage of energy issues in the Caspian Sea region and Russia, click here.
1
On October 23-24, RFE/RL and the Warsaw-based Economic Forum cosponsored a major conference on global energy security. The event brought together nearly 100 leading policymakers and energy experts from around the world....(more)
2
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek opened the Energy Forum and was an active participant. At a press conference on October 23, he urged the European Union to do more to reduce its dependence on Russian energy....(more)
3
Robert Larsson, an energy and security analyst for the Swedish Defense Institute, told RFE/RL in an interview that many analysts have far too narrow a concept of "energy security"....(more)
4
Former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Keith Smith told the Energy Forum that the best way for Russia to boost its own energy security and win the confidence of its partners is by improving transparency in its energy sector....(more)
5
Yelena Telegina, a member of the board of the Association of Russian Crude Oil Exporters and former board chairwoman of Rosneft, told RFE/RL in an interview that Russia and Europe need one another and can work together on energy....(more)
6
Matthew Boland, spokesman for the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, presented Washington's concerns about Iran's nuclear program to the Energy Forum on October 23....(more)
7
During a lively forum session on October 24, Western and Iranian experts sparred over the motivation behind Tehran's nuclear program. Iranian professor Kayhan Barzegar argued that the program has deep cultural roots....(more)
8
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steve Pifer hosted an Energy Forum panel on the prospects of future gas wars between Russia and other former Soviet states, looking at Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.... (more)
9
Georgian Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Irakli Ghvaladze, in an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, outlined his country's concerted efforts to eliminate its energy dependence on Russia....(more)