The Peace Pipeline and its Security Implications: Consensus or Conflict?
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Energy Security
Introduction
In addressing whether the pipeline will bring consensus or conflict, this paper will first briefly set the international context through the growing trends of resource nationalism and hydrocarbon pipelines. Then the pipeline will be discussed: its justification, route, and the latest negotiations. Third, the security risk associated with the pipeline will be considered, taking into account the extra-regional actors involved, the influence of key regional dynamics, and internal aspects. The paper will conclude that security risk will actually increase as a result of the building of the ...