Held Captive by Gas - The Price of Politics in Gazprom's Long-Term Contracts with Central European Buyers (2009 to 2014)

Gas makes or breaks economies, as shown by the effects of the 2009 Ukraine/Russia gas supply crisis. He examines the interdependence between the domestic political structure of a gas import-dependent country and the price it paid for imports up to 2014, using the level of reliance on the dominant supplier as an indicator.