Energy Relations in the Euro-Mediterranean ─ A Political Economy Perspective

This book investigates the current status and future prospects of energy relationships for European Mediterranean countries. By adopting a political economy perspective, this book provides insight into regional cooperation in the fields of natural gas and renewable energy. The author posits that regional energy relations have yet to be examined through a comprehensive analytical framework in order to realistically assess the potential role of energy in acting as a catalyst for greater economic and political cooperation in the region. To do so, the author provides a detailed analysis of the region’s energy relations and pertinent case studies. Chapters illustrate the political and economic drivers underpinning the region’s energy dynamics, providing the reader with a wide-ranging overview of the Euro-Mediterranean energy relations of today and tomorrow.

Simone Tagliapietra?is Senior Researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy, and Research Fellow at Bruegel, Belgium. An expert in international energy issues, he has published widely on EU energy markets, the EU energy and climate policy, and Euro-Mediterranean energy relations. He is the author of the book?The Geo-economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Renewable Energy?(Claeys & Casteels Publishers, 2012) and co-author of the book The Globalization of Natural Gas Markets?(Claeys & Casteels Publishers, 2013).?He received his PhD from the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy.