IRS 341 EU Energy Security

Energy security is one of the most important aspects of not only domestic, but a foreign policy framework of modern states. Its importance is constantly growing, especially in the context of contemporary internationally political events. The energy policy/energy security will provide to students with a comprehensive view of energy policy and energy security in its theoretical, historical, economic, legislative, environmental, and geopolitical context. Individual dimensions of energy policy and security, key entities, main problems of the present and challenges of the future will be presented also. Students should be able to understand and orient themselves in the basic energy-security topics of global, EU, central Europe and Czech character, the issue of comprehensive interconnection of important energy players and recent changes in this area recently. The role of the European Union and a fundamental change in the position of the Russian Federation as a key player in the energy supplier (Case Study) will be discussed as well.