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Energy issues are becoming the lens through which many foreign & trade policy initiatives are being crafted, & part of the language of new diplomacy. As India's dependency on imported fuel grows, so does her need to engage with the international energy context. On the environmental side, concerns with fossil fuel use have been tightly linked with climate change & international pressures for a cleaner energy path. Even though India currently does not have any global carbon reduction commitments, this is likely to change in the coming years. India's room to maneuver will thus increasingly be framed by these developments. This article sets out India's energy needs & the international context in which it is unfolding. Figures. Adapted from the source document.

The article discusses Strategic Studies from its beginnings in support of the plea of its central role in National Defense affairs. It discusses why such an 'interdiscipline' came into being, the cyclical character of its application in civilian & military education & research & the capital role of Clausewitzs Theory of War in its development. It shares, as conclusions, some concerns about the current state of Strategic Studies. Adapted from the source document.

In just a few years, Colombia & Venezuela, two of the most stable democracies in Latin America, changed deeply & are now at the center of major regional conflicts. The extreme fragmentation & polarization of the political systems in both countries combined with deep social conflicts & the rise of charismatic leaders have created a most volatile environment which has transformed the foreign policies of Colombia & Venezuela & forced them to become regional troublemakers. References. Adapted from the source document.

The article focuses on the region with the lowest level of regional integration: South Asia. Firstly, it describes the role played by the central intergovernmental organization in South Asia: the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. Secondly, it outlines the key obstacles for integration in the region. Thirdly, it describes how the main regional actors -- SAARC, Member states, academia & civil society, & the European Union assess regional integration in South Asia. Finally, the article suggests possible scenarios for the region. Adapted from the source document.

The article argues that the relationship between the EU & Russia has been an unequal one in recent years, & that Portugal, given the fact that it now occupies the rotating presidency of the EU, is in a historic position to ameliorate the situation. The issue is of special importance in light of the fact that December 1, 2007 is the tenth anniversary of the Agreement on Partnership & Cooperation between the EU & Russia. The article discusses many of the areas of agreement delineated in the document, with a special focus on those that still require a good amount of work. The conclusion argues for an energetic dialogue between Russia & its partners in the EU, with the goal of remedying the economic & diplomatic areas in which Russia still lags behind. R. Young

A critical analysis of the relations between the European Union, Latin America & Caribbean. This article aims to explicit the "strategic association" between those partners, proposed in Rio de Janeiro, in 1999, & reiterated by the Vienna Summit in 2006. The text also intends to demonstrate why these meetings failed to foster an effective approximation. References. Adapted from the source document.