“Come January 2021, the United States and Germany will have to move quickly to resolve big differences, notably over China and Russia. At stake is the strength of transatlantic ties between America and Europe.” – by Judy Dempsey
USA
Why Greece is key to US plans to sell more natural gas to Europe (Al Jazeera)
“European market hangs in the balance as LNG champions take aim at Russian-Turkish energy alliance.” – by John Psaropoulos
U.S. Concedes Defeat on Gas Pipeline It Sees as Russian Threat (Bloomberg)
“The U.S. conceded it won’t be able to stop completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, acknowledging the failure of a years-long effort to head of a perceived threat to European security.” – by Jennifer Jacobs, Nick Wadhams and Lars Paulsson
Nord Stream: A Roadmap for Secure and Safe Gas for Europe or a Continental Power Play? (Energy Industry Review)
“Depending on who you ask, Nord Stream 2 is either a sustainable way to ensure European energy security or a proxy for Russian hybrid warfare. Or both.” – by Evgenios Zogopoulos
U.S. Efforts To Derail Russian Pipelines To Europe Have Failed Since The 1960s (RFERL)
“The Trump administration and the U.S. Congress are fighting to block the 9.5 billion-euro ($10.6 billion) Nord Stream 2 project amid fears it will make NATO allies and other European countries more reliant on Russian energy and damage Ukraine by depriving it of transit fees.” – by Todd Prince