Energy Security: Visions from Asia and Europe

Traditionally, energy security has been defined as adequate, affordable and reliable supplies of energy. This book presents the different perspectives on energy security of European and Asian countries, as well as the regional perspectives. Within this context it explains Russian energy nationalism, the reasons for the failure of EU common energy policies, the shortcomings in the European Commission's approaches, the lack of strategy for pipelines, and the deficiencies in policies towards central Asia. In the case of Asia, the book explains Chinese energy diplomacy, Japanese dependencies and objectives, the possibility of energy competition and cooperation in Northeast Asia and ASEAN's new strategies for energy security. The increasing importance of nuclear energy in Asia is also emphasized. Finally, the book presents the different approaches to human security in Asia and Europe.

Table of Contents:
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 Julian Lopez 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 Gonzalez and Jose Maria Martinez-Val Human Security: European and Asian Approaches; Antonio Marquina and Mely Caballero-Anthony

About the Author :
ANTONIO MARQUINA is Chair in International Security and Cooperation at the Faculty of Political Science, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. He is the Founder and Director of the Research Unit on Security and International Cooperation (UNISCI). He was previously Director of 18 projects on European, Mediterranean, North Africa, Turkey and Caucasus, and Caspian Energy, and Asia Pacific Security. is Chair in International Security and Cooperation at the Faculty of Political Science, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.