June 17, 2016
In each installment of “CGI Asks,” a selection of experts respond to a question about developments related to Russia and the region.
This week, as Russian and German leaders were set to discuss the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, we asked whether the project was mainly a commercial enterprise, or a geopolitical threat to Europe.
Tim Boersma, Fellow in Foreign Policy, Energy Security and Climate Initiative, The Brookings Institution
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Nord Stream 2 is largely a commercial project. Five out of six companies are real companies, with real balance sheets, and shareholders that hold …read more
Source: Center on Global Interests