Full Title: Strategy at the Geopolitical Crossroads: The Imperative for Secure and Clean Energy in Central and Eastern Europe
Author(s): Andrei Covatariu
Publisher(s): Clean Air Task Force
Publication Date: June 25, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
The geopolitical restructuring triggered by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has positioned Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at the core of Europe’s energy security reassessment – including the climate-driven transition toward clean energy systems. The region serves as a critical geopolitical zone and corridor connecting Western Europe, the Black Sea, and the post-Soviet space, managing a complex equilibrium among energy diversification, geopolitical alliances, and industrial modernisation. The disruption of traditional energy dependencies has revealed CEE’s vulnerabilities while simultaneously establishing it as a strategic focal point for the European Union’s (EU) decarbonisation objectives and its wider global impact, including the economic reorientation required by climate goals and the industrial opportunities emerging from the clean energy transition.
The competition among great powers is transforming energy geopolitics throughout the region.