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• Fukuyama gets a letter from paranoid Hungary – but why not me?
  05 February 2012 12:21 PM | 1 Comment

  But like all state bureaucrats, and even like the Communist censors of the past regime, they miss the point of the article, thereby confirming and reinforcing the message. (Maybe it is at this point that Kovacs was trying to demonstrate that institutions DO matter).

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• Nabucco’s bubble bursts
  19 January 2012 1:51 AM | No Comments

  Nabucco's bubble grew with the momentum built on the concept of security of supply for Europe. For companies and governments who supported the project, their commitment and involvement meant that the momentum needed to be maintained.

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• Why Hungary’s revisionist energy strategy will fail
  17 July 2011 4:40 PM | No Comments

  First, let's have a good laugh. "a competitive state player." While this is an oxymoron, the state can't be a 'competitive' player in a game when it is also the referee.

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• After Fukushima: Assessing nuclear power projects in CEE/SEE
  19 March 2011 1:44 AM | No Comments

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• The False Energy Accomplishments of Hungarian EU Presidency
  20 January 2011 11:45 AM | No Comments

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• Hungary to follow Tajik model: Forced donations for Surgut/MOL shares
  03 January 2011 9:24 AM | No Comments

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Recent Posts

• Hungarian Politics Torpedoes Nabucco Participation
  01 May 2012 12:36 PM | No Comments

  There is no point in covering up the power center of the Hungary. It resides in PM Orban. Regardless of the state involvement in the Nabucco project it is a privately supported initiative with politics secondary. This has always been the selling point - even if politics are tightly woven into the plans

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• Screw company profits: This is Energy Capitalism
  19 April 2012 12:20 AM | No Comments

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• Shale gas arises in France and Bulgaria
  10 April 2012 12:55 AM | No Comments

  Domestically sourced shale gas, provides two elements for security of supply. It provides another source of gas, which can be used to reduce dependence, and reduce pricing of Russian gas. It also boosts energy security. Therefore, ignoring the role that shale gas plays in a countries energy supply is not in the interests of politicians.

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• The Bursting of Energy Bubbles
  22 March 2012 11:12 AM | No Comments

  The energy sector is littered with the corpses of energy technologies that were based on rosy projections, technologies that were surpassed by newer technologies unleashed by altered regulatory landscapes.

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• Five Reasons why the War of Energy Technology is on
  11 March 2012 5:28 AM | No Comments

  The war of energy independence is on! Like all wars there will be losers. And like some wars, we stumbled into this one. Through the narrowing of options, outdated partnerships and the emergence of new options, the global energy landscape is getting on a new footing.

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