The ‘game changer’. Geopolitical implications of the ‘shale gas revolution’

In the second and last part of this special section on energy security, Marjolein de Ridder and Sijbren de Jong discuss the geopolitical implications of the shale gas revolution. The first part of the article looks at some of the potential consequences of greater U.S. energy self-sufficiency. Then it touches upon the question whether Europe has the potential to follow in America’s footsteps and what implications such a development may hold.

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Marjolein de Ridder and Sijbren de Jong 

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