European Union Policy Against Energy Coercion: An Analysis of EU Energy Security Policy

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dc.contributor.authorReaves, Jeff W.en
dc.contributor.committeechairStivachtis, Yannis A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrantly, Aaron F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAvey, Paul C.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-01T08:00:21Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-01T08:00:21Zen
dc.date.issued2019-05-31en
dc.description.abstractEnergy Security is a necessity of modern society and as technology and society evolve so does the requirement to secure energy to provide stability for state governments. Europe is in a transition period of increasing cohesion and integration, and Russia is leveraging its natural resources to conduct disruption campaigns coupled with energy coercion tactics. The EU is developing and has implemented policies conducive of energy security that requires member-states to enhance stability through energy security both through supply and demand. The European Energy Security Strategy established a system of pillars that was designed to increase overall energy security through a multidimensional approach. The effectiveness of EU energy policy is a critical issue that must be examined in order to establish that European energy security policy can be used as an effective countermeasure to Russian energy coercion and initiatives.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis study focused on energy security policies in the European Union as a countermeasure to energy coercion. While this project sought to identify the effectiveness of the EU’s current policy, there were two outcomes. First, the thesis provided strong evidence to support that EU energy security policy is an effective countermeasure against energy coercion tactics. The second outcome was a model that enables the analysis of policy implementation in Europe. Topics discussed throughout this thesis include: Russian energy strategy, EU energy security policy, energy efficiency, and policy implementation. This study ultimately focused on the European Energy Security Strategy, which established a system of pillars that was designed to increase overall energy security through a multidimensional approach. The importance lies in the effectiveness of EU energy policy as a critical issue that must be examined to establish that European energy security policy can be used as an effective countermeasure to Russian energy coercion and initiatives.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:19905en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89671en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSecurityen
dc.subjectEnergyen
dc.subjectPolicyen
dc.subjectEuropeen
dc.subjectCoercionen
dc.titleEuropean Union Policy Against Energy Coercion: An Analysis of EU Energy Security Policyen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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