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A new cooperation agenda for European energy security

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Europe’s approach to energy security has been historically split between the East and West. Given the rapidly evolving geopolitical energy security landscape on the continent, we argue that a comprehensive and shared approach to energy security — which incorporates hard security considerations — is needed.

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    Veronika Slakaityte, Izabela Surwillo & Trine Villumsen Berling

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Slakaityte, V., Surwillo, I. & Berling, T.V. A new cooperation agenda for European energy security. Nat Energy 8, 1051–1053 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01322-8

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