European Energy Policy

In a commentary, Borut Grgic, director of the Institute for Strategic Studies in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, calls for a new approach in European energy policy. "There are not enough sources of energy to replace Russia as a supplier. It's also questionable whether other European producers would prove more reliable. Meanwhile, global energy consumption is steadily increasing. Alternative energies won't be able to replace oil and gasentirely , and nuclear energy is a controversial issue in many countries." Grgic recommends integrating the European energy market and acquiring shares in the Russian energy sector. This "could make it more difficult for the Kremlin to use energy as a foreign policy weapon."

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