[14.10.10] Russia, Europe and Energy
The Department of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the RUSSCASP Programme have the pleasure of inviting you to the conference
Russia, Europe and Energy
Rule of Power or Power of Rules?
In recent years, Russia and the EU have launched many joint projects, including the Energy Dialogue and the Four Common Spaces, and energy cooperation has become the backbone of the Russia-EU relationship. However, the two partners are still unable to agree on a basic set of principles that are to regulate their relations. The EU is often described as a soft power, while Russia often seems more prone to use other power tools. How can these two actors come up with a set of rules they both can subscribe to? – these are central topics underlying the issues to be addressed at our annual conference.
Programme (09.30 – 15.30)
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Welcome address
Arild Moe, Head of the RUSSCASP Programme/FNI
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Keynote address
Russia and Europe: Drawing Long Lines?
Iver B. Neumann, NUPI
Session I: Russia and Europe: Mapping the Issue
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Western View: A Western Look at Russia
Derek Averre, CREES, Birmingham
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Russian View: A Russian Look at Europe
Irina Busygina, MGIMO, Moscow
11.00–11.15 Coffee Break
Session II: Russia, Europe and Energy
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The Russian Energy Strategy and Europe: A Russian View
Tatyana Mitrova, Center for International Energy Markets Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
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Europe and the Russian Energy Strategy: A European View
Kari Liuhto, Turku School of Economics, Turku
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Gazprom and the European Energy Market
Morten Anker, Pöyry/RUSSCASP, Oslo
12.45–13.45 Lunch
Session III and Panel Discussion
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The Southern Corridor in the Russian Energy Strategy
Pavel Baev, PRIO/RUSSCASP, Oslo
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The Northern Dimension in the Russian Energy Strategy
Indra Øverland, NUPI/RUSSCASP
Registration and coffee from 09.00.
Welcome!