Energy Security Visions from Asia and Europe [Hardcover]

A new look at the different perspectives on energy security policies of European and Asian countries. The book explains the reasons for the failure of EU common energy policies and the deficiencies in the policies towards Central Asia. It examines Chinese energy diplomacy, and the possibility of energy competition and cooperation in Northeast Asia.Introduction; Antonio Marquina German Debates on Energy Security and Impacts on Germany's 2007 EU Presidency; Frank Umbach Russia as an Energy Great Power: Consequences for EU Energy Security; Javier Morales Perceptions and Misperceptions of Energy Supply Security in Europe and the 'China Factor'; Michal Meidan The Southeast-Southwest European Energy Corridor; Antonio Marquina Greece's Energy Security Strategy: Between Energy Needs and Geopolitical Imperatives; Kostas Ifantis Between Continuity and Change: The Italian Approach to Energy Security; Gianluca Pastori Security of Supply: Spanish Policies in the EU Context; Javier de Quinto and Juli?n L?pez Does China Have an 'Energy Diplomacy'? Reflections on China's Energy Security and its International Dimensions; Linda Jakobson China's Energy Policy and its Development; Shi Dan Energy Security Challenges to Asian Countries from Japan's Viewpoints; Shigeru Sudo Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Competition and Cooperation; Tai Hwan Lee Energy Security and Investment Opportunity in ASEAN; Akhmad Nidlom, Andini Desita, Evangeline L. Moises, Christopher G. Zamora and Weerawat Chantanakome Energy Security: An Indonesian Perspective; Edy Prasetyono Philippine Energy Policy: Implications for Human Security and Regional Cooperation; Carolina G. Hernandez Nuclear Energy: World Perspectives; Eduardo Gonz?lez and Jos? Mar?a Mart?nez-Val Human Security: European and Asian Approaches; Antonio Marquina and Mely Caballero-AnthonyMELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Non-Traditional Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyl£