Posts tagged Energy
The Power Beneath the Caspian: Baku’s Oil and Its Impact on Tsarist Russia
The Power Beneath the Caspian: Baku’s Oil and Its Impact on Tsarist Russia

Before Pennsylvania or the Middle East, Baku was the world’s oil capital. Its 1846 well sparked an industry that fueled empires, transformed economies, and reshaped society. Yet prosperity brought pollution, inequality, and political unrest. From imperial reforms to revolutionary collapse, Baku’s story reveals how energy can build, and destabilize a nation.

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Russia & FSUAnastasia BozhenovaEnergy, History, Oil Industry, Global Economy, Industrialization, Economic Development, Baku, Pollution, Environment, Geopolitics, World War 1, Caspian Sea
Transnistrian Energy Crisis Implications on Moldovan bid to join European Union
Transnistrian Energy Crisis Implications on Moldovan bid to join European Union

On January 1, 2025, Russia cut off natural gas supply to Transnistria, a breakaway region of the Republic of Moldova. Russia hopes to strengthen its control in the region and inhibit Moldova from joining the European Union. The Russian decision to eliminate its supply of natural gas to Transnistria will influence the upcoming parliamentary elections, where Moldova and Transnistria will decide whether to retain the current pro-EU parliament.

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Russia & FSUBy Mia CalleTransnistria, Moldova, European Union, Russia, Energy, Gas, Transnistrian Gas Crisis, Power Politics, President Maia Sandu, EU membership, Soviet Bloc, Moldovan Parliamentary Elections, Natural Gas, President Volodymyr Zelensky