The Three Seas Initiative, a new project at the heart of European and global geopolitical rivalries

Thomann, Pierre-Emmanuel

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“…n'ont pas seulement une dimension économique mais également une importante dimension géopolitique (Thomann 2019). La publication du FMI consacre la pertinence, dans le contexte de pandémie, de projets conçus antérieurement à l'apparition de la Covid-19.…”

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L’Europe centrale face à la pandémie de Covid-19. De la transformation anthropologique vers la recomposition géopolitique

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L’Europe centrale face à la pandémie de Covid-19. De la transformation anthropologique vers la recomposition géopolitique

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“…According to Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann (2019), the main idea of the TSI is to develop infrastructure Vol. 2, No.…”

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Diversification of Gas Supplies as a Cornerstone of Gas Security in the Framework of the Three Seas Initiative

Stonis

2021

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The article overviews approaches to the diversification of gas supplies in the framework of the Three Seas Initiative. The modern geopolitical situation in Eastern and Central Europe is characterized by transformation processes in the energy sector. Due to the implementation of decarbonization policy in the European Union and subsequent shift from coal as a main energy source, a need in alternative fuel sources, such as natural gas, emerges. Therefore, a significant increase in natural gas consumption is expected, which raises a number of issues, such as dependence on a single gas supplier and orientation of the EU’s gas transmission system in East-West direction only. This issue is crucial for Eastern and Central European states, due to the underdeveloped gas infrastructure in the region and heavy dependence on a single gas supplier, such as Russia or Turkey. Hence, the Three Seas Initiative is considered as a powerful tool, designed to develop energy, transport and digital infrastructure of the region in the North-South direction, where one of the most potentially promising projects within the framework of the Three Seas Initiative is represented by the development of gas infrastructure, aimed at solving the diversification of supplies in the gas market in Eastern and Central Europe. The implementation of developed gas infrastructure and diversification of gas supplies consists of several regional projects that are relevant for those countries in the region in which they are implemented in particular and for all member states of the Three Seas Initiative in general. The main purpose of the implementation of these projects is the creation of a unified natural gas transportation infrastructure in Eastern Europe along the North-South axis. The result of such a grand reorganization in the field of gas supplies to Europe will be an increase in the number of independent suppliers in the European gas market and a decrease in the dependence of the EU countries on gas supplies from Russia. In the article, the author traced in detail the tendency of the formation of energy infrastructure along the North-South axis with focus on the projects that are being implemented by each of the participating countries within the framework of the Three Seas Initiative. This approach allows to assess the scale and integrity of the gas transportation infrastructure, that is being created in the Eastern Europe region and its contribution to the common European energy security policy.

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La pandémie de Covid-19, un outil discursif au service des objectifs géopolitiques de l’Initiative des Trois Mers

Ramdani¹

2022

L’Europe Centrale Face À La Pandémie De Covid-19. De La Transformation Anthropologique Vers La Recomposition Géopolitique

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The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is a platform for political cooperation created in 2016 that brings together twelve Central and Eastern European countries. The objective of this organization is to address the gap in economic development with Western Europe and to strengthen regional resilience against actors such as Russia and China through the development of infrastructure in the sectors of energy, telecommunications and transport. In September 2020, the 3SI’s development policy was encouraged by a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which sees it as a solution for reviving the European economy following the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, the pandemic becomes an argument for the 3SI to attract capital to the projects it carries. However, the projects supported by the 3SI are not only structured by economic objectives but also by strategic objectives. We will illustrate the geopolitical dimension of the 3SI with a case study: the North-South Gas Corridor.

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The Three Seas Initiative, a new project at the heart of European and global geopolitical rivalries

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L’Europe centrale face à la pandémie de Covid-19. De la transformation anthropologique vers la recomposition géopolitique

L’Europe centrale face à la pandémie de Covid-19. De la transformation anthropologique vers la recomposition géopolitique

Diversification of Gas Supplies as a Cornerstone of Gas Security in the Framework of the Three Seas Initiative

La pandémie de Covid-19, un outil discursif au service des objectifs géopolitiques de l’Initiative des Trois Mers

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