China in Ghana: Easing the Shift from Aid Dependency to Oil Economy? (ARI)
The author examines recent changes in the Ghanaian aid and investment landscape as China has stepped up its relations with this donor ‘darling’.
Climate and energy
The BP Spill: A Policy Turning Point or a Further Case of Fickle Social Ripples? (ARI)
Despite the preliminary nature of the available data, what are the underlying, intermediate and proximate causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its main consequences and possible future developments?
Uncertainty in Climate Change
This Working Paper reviews the main reasons why definite and conclusive evidence in the field of climate change is almost an impossibility.
Central Asia: Moving Towards an Alternative Vision of Energy Relations?
The idea behind this paper is that the way we view energy relations determines how we define and apply energy security policies. In light of this, the emergence of Central Asia on the international hydrocarbon scene is an excellent opportunity to illustrate the difference that exists today between the dominant epistemological-conceptual approach to energy relations and the reality behind these same relations.
Key Strategic Decisions for Europe in Energy and Climate Change (ARI)
Europe’s goal is to design a coherent energy policy, supported by all of its member states, that allows it to blend the international leadership it has already exercised and demonstrated on climate change.
Geo-Economics in Central Asia and the ‘Great Game’ of Natural Resources: Water, Oil, Gas, Uranium and Transportation Corridors
This Working Paper describes and analyses Central Asia from the standpoint of geo-economics, focusing especially on key questions in the region such as water, logistics, the direction of trade flows, hydrocarbons (oil and gas) and uranium.
Lessons from the Failure of Chad’s Oil Revenue Management Model (ARI)
This ARI discusses some of the lessons to be learned from the failure of the model implemented in the Republic of Chad to manage oil revenue flowing into the country’s public coffers since 2003.
Climate Change Talks: Breakdown in Copenhagen; Next Stop, Mexico 2010 (COP 16) (ARI)
This ARI examines the climate change summit held in Copenhagen from 7-18 December 2009: the preparations for it, how it unfolded, the results and the pending challenges.
Spain, Water and Climate Change in COP 15 and Beyond: Aligning Mitigation and Adaptation through Innovation
Spain has an opportunity to play a leading role in realising this potential by pursuing a coherent multilevel strategy specifically designed for water and climate variability and change.
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