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.
Douglas Hengel, Senior Resident Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
Whether one views the proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline as a brilliant commercial arrangement or a geopolitical menace may depend on where one sits. To the …read more