Italy, Russia and the Great Reconfiguration in East-West Energy Relations

Italy is the second largest market for Russian gas in the EU, and Italy-Russia energy relations stretch back to the Cold War period. By developing an original framework for the study of the politics of producer-consumer cooperation based on an international political economy approach and the analyti...

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Published in:Europe-Asia studies 2021-04, Vol.73 (4), p.647-672
Main Author: Prontera, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold War
Cooperation
Energy
Energy industry
Interdependence
International cooperation
Political economy
Politics
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Summary:Italy is the second largest market for Russian gas in the EU, and Italy-Russia energy relations stretch back to the Cold War period. By developing an original framework for the study of the politics of producer-consumer cooperation based on an international political economy approach and the analytical concept of forms of state, this article examines the origins, evolution and current features of Italy-Russia dyadic energy relations. This analysis, in turn, offers an important contribution to the study of EU-Russia relations and sheds light on the reconfiguration of East-West gas interdependence within the context of the integration and liberalisation of the EU energy sector.
ISSN:0966-8136
1465-3427
DOI:10.1080/09668136.2020.1767759