Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: The Geopolitics of Energy Markets
1 Harnessing Win-Win Energy Geopolitics and Competitive Global Energy Market by Integrating Energy Efficiency
Introduction
Background Scenario Assessment
Defining the Fields
Recent Changes in Energy Geopolitics That Are Impacting Global Energy Market and Usage
Channeling the Power of Geopolitics
Affordable Energy Supply
International Cooperation Will Change the Status Quo

Renewables Will Change the Energy Landscape, Yet Dependencies Remain
Electricity Cut-Offs as a Geopolitical Weapon
How Energy Efficiency in Reshaping Energy Geopolitics
Renewable Energy Targets
Pollution and Climate Change
Technological Innovation
Declining Costs of Renewables
Corporate and Investor Action
Public Opinion
Impact of Energy Efficiency on Energy Markets
How Energy-Efficient Applications Create New Energy Markets
Challenges for Smooth Transition to Energy Efficiency for Stabilizing Geopolitics in Energy Market

Energy Efficiency Policy Changes Alone Is Not Enough
Lack of Trust and Warmongering Mentality
Bottlenecks in Critical Materials
Cybersecurity Vulnerability
Synergistic Technological Innovation
Study Findings and Recommendations
Increasing Green Investment
Increasing the Magnitude of Energy Efficiency Savings
Diversifying the Sources of Energy Efficiency Savings
Valuing Energy Efficiency as Part of Grid
Regularly Measuring and Ensuring the Persistence of Savings
Formulating a Single International Standard
Common Institutional Frameworks at Regional Levels

Integrating Energy Efficiency Outcomes with Carbon Reduction Frameworks
Conclusion
References
2 The Geopolitics of the EU-Russia Gas Trade: Reviewing Power in International Gas Markets
Introduction
The Geopolitics of Energy Trade: A Theoretical Review and Methodological Proposition
Rethinking the Energy-Power-Trade Nexus
Power and Trade: Quicksands in the Midst of Politics and Economy
Energy Security and International Politics: A Polarized Field
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Baldwinś Critique to Realist/Liberal Accounts of Power in IRT

The Polarization of the Geopolitics of the EU-Russia Gas Trade
The Realist Case of Power in the Geopolitics of the EU-Russia Gas Trade
The Liberal Case of Power in the Geopolitics of the EU-Russia Gas Trade
A Critical Revision of Power in the Geopolitics of the EU-Russia Gas Trade
The Critical Revision of the Realist Case
The Critical Revision of the Liberal Case
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
References
Part II: Policies to Achieve Energy Security
3 Energy Convergence and Regional Energy Security: Policy Implications
Introduction
Literature Review