BRUSSELS: Has the "energy weapon of the 1970's - the withholding of energy supplies for political ends - returned? Using oil or gas as a political weapon is easier said than done, of course, but this year's renewal of the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, (...)
Most Europeans agree that reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is crucial to Europe's security and prosperity; that energy can be used as a political weapon, as when Russia shut off gas to Ukraine in January 2006; and that Europe is far too (...)