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Staff Profile: Pierre Noël

Recent Commentary

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    21 Nov 08
  • Russian threats are just gas
    02 Sep 08
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    15 May 08
  • Challenging the myths of energy security
    11 Jan 08

Pierre Noël is a Research Fellow on energy issues. He is a a French national, and is a well known expert on international energy policy, energy security and EU energy policy. Pierre is also acting director of the electricity policy forum at the University of Cambridge.

From 2002-2006, Pierre was a research fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) in Paris, where he was responsible for international energy studies. He also contributed to the work of the French Center on the United States (CFE-IFRI). Prior to that, he was a research fellow at the Institute of Energy Economics and Policy (University of Grenoble). He holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Political Studies, University of Grenoble, and a DEA in Energy Economics and Policy from the same university.

Languages: French, English

Areas of expertise: Oil and gas markets and industries; Interaction between international relations and energy market dynamics; Global and regional energy security; US, European and Chinese energy policies and politics.

Contact details: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Mob: +44 75 0656 8705 

ECFR publications:

Beyond dependence: How to deal with Russian gas, policy brief, published 5 November 2008

Other recent publications: A full list of publications is available here.

Interviews:

Russia Intelligence (29 January 2009)

In the Press

Reuters - 08 Mar 10

Daniel Korski on what lies ahead for Baroness Ashton.

International Herald Tribune - 08 Mar 10

Roger Cohen quotes Nick Witney and Jeremy Shapiro’s transatlantic report.

El Pais - 07 Mar 10

Thomas Klau on Ashton and Lisbon.

The Guardian - 05 Mar 10

Andrew Wilson on Yanukovych’s EU-Russia balancing act.

International Herald Tribune - 05 Mar 10

Thomas Klau: “The Parliament is the biggest immediate beneficiary of the Lisbon Treaty”.…

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