@misc{Posaner2015, author = {Posaner, Josh}, title = {Review: "Red Gas. Russia and the Origins of European Energy Dependence" / Per H{\"o}gselius. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2014. ISBN 1137293713}, organization = {Digitale Wissenschaftsplattform Pol-Int (www.pol-int.org)}, doi = {10.11584/opus4-701}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:521-opus4-7011}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In Red Gas, Per H{\"o}gselius provides a historical review of the build-out of Soviet gas export infrastructure and the negotiations over accompanying contracts between Moscow and its first capitalist clients during the 1960s and 1970s. It seeks to explain the puzzle of contemporary European reliance on Russian gas, putting in context the disputes over transit and pricing in today's market environment with the first in-depth investigation. The book takes a Large Technical Systems approach to the issue, and combines significant archival research with press coverage from the time. Considerable attention is given to the decision-making processes within the Soviet planning structure, and also by German and Austrian stakeholders eager to secure new supplies of gas.}, language = {en} }