The Nordic Dimension of Energy Security

This book will show that when some countries begin using oil and gas as an instrument of exerting pressure and to realize political goals, energy security becomes synonymous with national security as well as economic security. It is within this context that the Nordic countries serve as role models and an exemplification of modern, innovative and ecofriendly solutions. This book highlights that the Nordic countries represent a very broad spectrum of competencies and techniques in the field of making use of various energy sources, which basically exhausts all the possible and currently available possibilities.

Offers an original analysis of energy security as realised by the Nordic countries Provides a descriptive insight into the inter-dependencies between climate and energy policies Gives details of the broad international processes and negotiations regarding global climate regimes

Autorentext

Professor Ryszard Michä CZARNY, expert in Scandinavian issues, lawyer and political scientist researching political and economic conditions of the cooperation among the North European States. Full Professor of long standing at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (Poland) and, since 2012, Professor of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovakia). Author and editor of many monographs and major works on Scandinavian countries, including: Regionalism in International Relations, Sweden in the European Union: Political and Legal Analysis, Sweden - Poland - The European Union, In the New Europe: Glossary of Terms, Energy Dilemmas of the Nordic Region Countries, EU Northern Dimension: Development Study, The Northern Spaces: Contemporary Issues - ed., The Arctic and Nordic Countries in the World of Economy and Politics - ed., The High North: Between Geography and Politics, Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015, A ModernNordic Saga: Politics, Economy and Society, Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 2017, Sweden: From Neutrality to International Solidarity, Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 2018, and numerous articles and essays on contemporary international relations.

Inhalt

Introduction.- CHAPTER 1. Energy Security: Contemporary Challenges.- CHAPTER 2. Global Energy Market Dilemmas.- CHAPTER 3. Energy Balance in the Second Decade of the 21st Century.- CHAPTER 4. Energy Policy of the European Union in the 21st Century.- CHAPTER 5. Norden States in the Context of Energy Security: Fundamental Issues.- CHAPTER 6. The Kingdom of Denmark: Leader in Energy Efficiency.- CHAPTER 7. Republic of Finland: Dynamic Modernization of the Energy Sector.- CHAPTER 8. The Republic of Iceland: Ambitious Energy Plans.- CHAPTER 9. The Kingdom of Sweden: Transition to an Ecologically Sound Society.- CHAPTER 10. The Kingdom of Norway: Standing in Energy.- CHAPTER 11. The Nordic Countries in the Face of Current Challenges of Energy Security.- CONCLUSION