Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Russian and German energy companies initiated the Nord Stream gas pipeline project with strong political support from their governments at home, but encountered resistance from other states. Although the pipeline will connect Russia directly to Germany, the project was not just a bilateral issue. First, you must ensure that building permits in several countries around the Baltic Sea, are involved in other countries. Second, Germany's membership in the European Union has led the purposes and values ​​of the Union, which stressed the need for collective action in the energy sector and the danger of falling into the "national reflexes." Thus, the impact of the project was the subject of concern for the European Union , but the Europeans are struggling to articulate the meaning of Nord Stream: it was a "separate peace" between Russia and Germany at the expense of others, or it was a pan-European deal for all? If chronicles Nord Stream success depends on the ability of its creators to the latter view prevailed over the first one. "Hide
by Ravi Abdelal, Soghomon Tarontsi Source: Harvard Business School 40 pages. Publication Date: November 4, 2010. Prod. #: 711026-PDF-ENG

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