277
Morgenthau, Hans, 2
Moscow
firm movements, 191
strategic goal, energy resources, 56
Multi-annual indicative programmes (MIP), 80
Multilateral diplomacy, 235
Multilateral foreign policy, 47
Multilateral trade agreement, 226
Multiple pipeline policy, 37
N
Nabucco failure, 242
Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, 156
Nabucco project, 138, 178
National Defense Strategy, 193
National Energy Policy (NEP), 132–135
National security, 136, 165, 193
NATO allies, 156
Natural gas, 170
coal and liquefied, 194
Europe’s energy mix, 77
Kazakhstan, 62
Turkmenistan, 68
Natural gas production, 158
Near Environment, 38
Neoclassical realism, 11, 18
Neurotic Niyazov regime, 169
New “Great Game”, 93, 95
New industrial revolution, 175
New Silk Road, 100–102, 167, 192
New technological capability, 175
Nonconventional gas reserves, 176
Nonconventional production, 182
Nondepletable energy systems, 168
Non-Russian pipelines, 166
Nord Stream 2 project, 230, 231
Nuclear deal, 205–207
Nuclear program, 206, 207
O
Obama administration, 148, 243
Obama Energy Plan, 149–150
Obama Era, 243, 244
Obama oil doctrine, 148
Obama’s “Russia Reset” policy, 164, 169, 170
Obama’s energy agenda, 179
Obama’s environmental policies, 158
Obama’s oil doctrine principles, 163, 164
Offensive realism, 10
Oil and gas infrastructure sector, 236
Oil and gas pipelines, 168
Oil diplomacy, 223
Oil export ban, 153, 154
Oil exporters, 27, 162
Oil giants, 164
Oil industry, 242
Oil market, 31, 247, 248
Oil policies, 224
Oil price volatility, 128, 129
Oil price war, 217, 219, 220
Oil prices, 124, 128
Oil production, 220
Oil shales, 219
Oil swaps, 104
Iran, 61
Oil-rich states, 224
One Belt One Road strategy, 94, 96
OPEC, 217, 218, 243, 251
OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan, 160
P
Paris Agreement on Environment, 235
Pentagon’s budget, 151
Pipeline, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33–35
Pipelines
Nabucco Project, 114–116
South Stream natural gas pipeline
project, 118
TAP project, 120
TAPI, 117
Trans-Caspian Pipeline, 119
Pivot to Asia
America’s Middle East policy, 184
Asia-Pacific region, 183
Caspian region, 183
Central Asia, 183
challenging and ambiguous issue, 184
China, 184
global economy, 184
global hegemony, 183
global leadership, 183
policy, 185
security forces, 185
symbolic aspects, 184
technical frameworks, 183
US and NATO forces, 185
US' New Silk Road Initiative, 185–187
Policymakers, 245
Political economy, 124, 129–131
China, 72, 73
Russia’s, 51
Political objectives, 144
Post 9/11, 141, 143
Post 9/11 US Foreign Policy, 240
Post-Soviet political economy, 46–48
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Morgenthau, Hans, 2
Moscow
firm movements, 191
strategic goal, energy resources, 56
Multi-annual indicative programmes (MIP), 80
Multilateral diplomacy, 235
Multilateral foreign policy, 47
Multilateral trade agreement, 226
Multiple pipeline policy, 37
N
Nabucco failure, 242
Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, 156
Nabucco project, 138, 178
National Defense Strategy, 193
National Energy Policy (NEP), 132–135
National security, 136, 165, 193
NATO allies, 156
Natural gas, 170
coal and liquefied, 194
Europe’s energy mix, 77
Kazakhstan, 62
Turkmenistan, 68
Natural gas production, 158
Near Environment, 38
Neoclassical realism, 11, 18
Neurotic Niyazov regime, 169
New “Great Game”, 93, 95
New industrial revolution, 175
New Silk Road, 100–102, 167, 192
New technological capability, 175
Nonconventional gas reserves, 176
Nonconventional production, 182
Nondepletable energy systems, 168
Non-Russian pipelines, 166
Nord Stream 2 project, 230, 231
Nuclear deal, 205–207
Nuclear program, 206, 207
O
Obama administration, 148, 243
Obama Energy Plan, 149–150
Obama Era, 243, 244
Obama oil doctrine, 148
Obama’s “Russia Reset” policy, 164, 169, 170
Obama’s energy agenda, 179
Obama’s environmental policies, 158
Obama’s oil doctrine principles, 163, 164
Offensive realism, 10
Oil and gas infrastructure sector, 236
Oil and gas pipelines, 168
Oil diplomacy, 223
Oil export ban, 153, 154
Oil exporters, 27, 162
Oil giants, 164
Oil industry, 242
Oil market, 31, 247, 248
Oil policies, 224
Oil price volatility, 128, 129
Oil price war, 217, 219, 220
Oil prices, 124, 128
Oil production, 220
Oil shales, 219
Oil swaps, 104
Iran, 61
Oil-rich states, 224
One Belt One Road strategy, 94, 96
OPEC, 217, 218, 243, 251
OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan, 160
P
Paris Agreement on Environment, 235
Pentagon’s budget, 151
Pipeline, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33–35
Pipelines
Nabucco Project, 114–116
South Stream natural gas pipeline
project, 118
TAP project, 120
TAPI, 117
Trans-Caspian Pipeline, 119
Pivot to Asia
America’s Middle East policy, 184
Asia-Pacific region, 183
Caspian region, 183
Central Asia, 183
challenging and ambiguous issue, 184
China, 184
global economy, 184
global hegemony, 183
global leadership, 183
policy, 185
security forces, 185
symbolic aspects, 184
technical frameworks, 183
US and NATO forces, 185
US' New Silk Road Initiative, 185–187
Policymakers, 245
Political economy, 124, 129–131
China, 72, 73
Russia’s, 51
Political objectives, 144
Post 9/11, 141, 143
Post 9/11 US Foreign Policy, 240
Post-Soviet political economy, 46–48
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