Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 46

15-November-2004

Energy As A Security Challenge For The EU

By John Gault

Adapted from remarks by John Gault at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, 15 October 2004. Dr Gault is an economist and energy consultant based in Geneva.

We meet at a propitious moment. Recent months have presented us with numerous warning signs that our energy security must not be taken for granted. Like volcanologists interpreting the subterranean rumblings of Mt...