A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe s growing dependence on Russian energy resources.

At the same time, it increases energy dependence and economic reliance on Russia, hardening Ukraine into a one dimensional Russia leaning foreign policy.

Concerns in the EU over energy security, fueled by increasing dependence on Russia, have never been greater.

Fracking would also be a strategic boon, because it would diminish the country s dependence on Russia for gas.

Now is the time for EU leaders to present Lukashenko with a clear alternative to dependence on Russia.

Putin s Russia is not Yeltsin s Russia, when the West could simply shunt aside Russian concerns. Europe is vulnerable on many fronts, particularly in view of its dependence on Russian energy, while America s weakened presidency has diminished US influence in Russia.

Dependence on Russia even if its face is now that of the allegedly charismatic Gerhard Schroeder will only lead to an abyss.

A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe s growing dependence on Russian energy resources. To proceed otherwise would discount the most important question the reliability of Russia as an energy supplier.

Nor does Armenia s continued dependence on Russia bode well for regional co operation, given deep resentment of Russian meddling in neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The three major factors that LLDCs are dependent on their transit neighbours are dependence on transit infrastructure, dependence on political relations with neighbours, and dependence on internal peace and stability within transit neighbours.

When considered in this wider European context, there was more symmetry in the Russia Ukraine energy relationship than the simple numbers on energy dependence implied at first glance.

Western Europeans, who have been spared this legacy, should heed our warnings. Dependence on Russia even if its face is now that of the allegedly charismatic Gerhard Schroeder will only lead to an abyss.

Nabucco would reach Europe via Turkey and would drastically reduce Caspian supplier countries dependence on Russia s pipelines, and the new southeastern EU members dependence on Russian gas supplies.

So, in general, dependence on Russian gas should not be feared.

Declining dependence on external sources, properly pursued, is an important development.

Moreover, the US has not shaken off its dependence on oil.

The economy seemed to have escaped its dependence on inventory accumulation.

The first is that dependence on Middle East oil is increasingly risky.

This same short term thinking characterizes the world s dependence on fossil fuels.

One result was a deepening of North Korea s economic dependence on China.

Moreover, it would boost food supplies and reduce Afghanistan s exorbitant dependence on imports.

But Raúl Castro wants to avoid dependence on one or two countries alone.

The economy remained weak, however, with dependence on a few commodities, including vanilla.

Competition in fund raising is obviously accentuated by the dependence on supplementary funding.

Over dependence on aid and oil revenues characterizes almost all the economies of WANA.

The worst difficulties stem from China s dependence on international markets, especially the United States.

More importantly, the crisis highlighted the risks associated with high dependence on foreign capital.

The 1973 oil crisis strengthened Sweden's commitment to decrease dependence on imported fossil fuels.

We are convinced that Africa's dependence on aid will diminish as growth prospects improve.

UNCTAD presented a paper on Africa's trade performance and commodity dependence at the workshop.

It is difficult to overstate the dependence of modern economies on large scale computer systems.

Only China was left, and North Korea s dependence on its northern neighbor is now almost total.

European growth, with its heavy dependence on trade, received a special boost, as did emerging markets.

But the dependence of the whole structure on continually rising house prices was rarely made explicit.

By contrast, correlation coefficients, which depend on the covariance, are a dimensionless measure of linear dependence.

Mauritius s dependence on its sugar estates to sustain its economy continued into the early 20th century.

Taking On Revisionist Russia

Late in 2009, President Dmitri Medvedev issued a sweeping call for Russia to modernize its economy, wean itself from a humiliating dependence on natural resources, and do away with Soviet style attitudes that he said were hindering its effort to remain a world power.

For Eberstadt, the problem is that dependence on government is emasculating, and that too many people are dependent on government.

No statistics are available on nicotine dependence among women, although statistics do exist on the frequency of smoking among women.

Another factor working in Africa s favor is its private companies and consumers low dependence on borrowed money.

Higher incomes would boost US savings, reducing households dependence on debt, even as they maintained consumption levels.

Indeed, China s 12th Five Year Plan is aimed at reducing dependence on exports and boosting domestic demand.

But, as it turned out, developed countries did have options for reducing their dependence on Arab oil.

When queried about America s dependence on foreign lenders, they often smugly retort, Where else would they go?