Ekaterina Svyatets is a lecturer at the University of Southern California, USA. She teaches economics and policy of natural resources and the environment.

• Introduction 1. Energy Security: The Current Approaches of Scholarship 2. U.S.-Russia Energy Ties 3. U.S.-Azerbaijan Energy Diplomacy: BTC and Beyond 4. Russia-Germany Energy Cooperation 5. The Ukraine Conflict: A Game-Changer? 6. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations: Away from Resource Dependency toward a Sustainable Energy Mix

Ekaterina Svyatets is a lecturer at the University of Southern California, USA. She teaches economics and policy of natural resources and the environment.

• Introduction 1. Energy Security: The Current Approaches of Scholarship 2. U.S.-Russia Energy Ties 3. U.S.-Azerbaijan Energy Diplomacy: BTC and Beyond 4. Russia-Germany Energy Cooperation 5. The Ukraine Conflict: A Game-Changer? 6. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations: Away from Resource Dependency toward a Sustainable Energy Mix

Ekaterina Svyatets is a lecturer at the University of Southern California, USA. She teaches economics and policy of natural resources and the environment.

• Introduction 1. Energy Security: The Current Approaches of Scholarship 2. U.S.-Russia Energy Ties 3. U.S.-Azerbaijan Energy Diplomacy: BTC and Beyond 4. Russia-Germany Energy Cooperation 5. The Ukraine Conflict: A Game-Changer? 6. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations: Away from Resource Dependency toward a Sustainable Energy Mix