Leadership
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan
Jean Monnet Project Lead, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
Qualifications: PhD (Australian National University), Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Philosophy) – Monash University; Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Politics) – Monash University.
Short Biography: Elizabeth’s specialization is Russian foreign energy strategy, with a specific research interest in Russian polar strategy. She has recently completed her Ph.D. on Putin’s Arctic strategy and holds an Honours thesis on Russian-Ukrainian natural gas relations under Putin. Elizabeth has held a Visiting Scholar position at The Brookings Institute, Washington, and is a Fellow at the Institute of the North, Alaska. In 2012, she was an Australian Institute of International Affairs ‘Emerging Scholar’. Elizabeth is currently Manager of the Rio Tinto China Economy Program at ANU’s Crawford School of Public Policy.
Research Interests: Energy security; The geopolitics of oil; Russian foreign energy strategy; Sino-Russian energy relations; Energy strategies of great and emerging powers; Petrostate models; Political philosophy.
Current Research Projects: “Russian Arctic Strategy: East-West Conflict or Cooperation?”
In August 2007 a titanium Russian flag was firmly planted on the seabed of the Arctic Ocean. As discovered global energy resources dwindle in the face of increasing global demand, fuelled in particular by the rise of China, the Arctic has rapidly become the focus of intense geopolitical interest. Certainly, Russia’s assertive Arctic stance has intensified international focus upon the region as it emerges as a potential flashpoint for conflict. This research examines the key drivers of Russian Arctic strategy under Vladimir Putin and assesses the implications of a looming Arctic carve up for international energy security.
Selected Publications:
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
“NATO’S BRUSSELS BLUNDER”
JULY 2018
AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE
“FUELING NORTH KOREA? RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA ENERGY TIES”
FORTHCOMING 2018
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
“TRUMP’S ARCTIC AGENDA”
FORTHCOMING 2018
THE MOSCOW TIMES
“IRAN DEAL COULD MAKE RUSSIA RICH”
MAY 2018
LOWY INSTITUTE
“SEA CABLES IN THE THAWING ARCTIC”
FEBRUARY 2018
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE
“REVENGE OF HISTORY: NATO AND THE GIUK GAP”
JANUARY 2018
LOWY INTERPRETER
“TURKSTREAM: PUTIN’S LATEST TRIUMPH OVER THE WEST?”
NOVEMBER 2016
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
“BREXIT’S GIFTS TO PUTIN”
AUGUST 2016
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
“ARCTIC THAW”
JANUARY 2016
THE MOSCOW TIMES
“WILL UKRAINE SCUPPER RUSSIA’S ARCTIC PLANS?”
JUNE 2015
ST PETERSBURG TIMES
“SANCTIONS CAN’T FREEZE RUSSIA OUT OF THE ARCTIC”
NOVEMBER 2014
EAST ASIA FORUM
“CONSUMERS, NOT STRATEGISTS, ARE THE REAL WINNERS OF THE CHINA-RUSSIA GAS DEAL”
JULY 2014
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
“AUSTRALIAN ENERGY SECURITY IN THE ASIAN CENTURY”
JUNE 2014
Contact
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