Turkey's New Geopolitics of Energy
Editor's Notes
Guest Editor's Note | Summer 2010
Whatever glossy expressions we use in describing an energy strategy, at the end of the day it all boils down to the ability to provide our citizens and companies with a secure and clean supply of energy at affordable prices in order to preserve our standards of living. At the same time, the negative effects of energy use, particularly with fossil fuels, on the environment have to be effectively mitigated.
Commentaries
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Articles
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