On 27 May 2014, Strategic Analysts Sijbren de Jong, Joris van Esch and Marjolein de Ridder will brief senior policy-makers of the Defense Committee of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) on the security implications of structural changes in global energy markets, including shale gas.
The briefing focuses in particular on what such changes in the global energy mix mean for the export revenues and associated intra-state stability of important oil and gas exporting countries near the European Union (EU), the economic security of The Netherlands, and what role could be played by the armed forces in safeguarding economic security. The briefing is based on the recent reports No Blood for Oil? and The Geopolitics of Shale Gas.
