ISES 2013 - Day 1 - Michael Rühle (Head of Energy Security, NATO) - Energy Security
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Transcript of ISES 2013 - Day 1 - Michael Rühle (Head of Energy Security, NATO) - Energy Security
NATO and Energy Security
Michael RühleHead, Energy Security Section
NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division
13 June 2013
“The key is not to predict the future but to be prepared for it”
Perikles
NATO’s Role in Energy Security
• Consultations among Allies and with partners• Intelligence-sharing• Exchange of Best Practices on Critical Energy
Infrastructure Protection (CEIP)• Enhance capacity to support CEIP (e.g. in the
maritime domain)• Dialogue with other institutions and the private
sector• Promoting energy efficiency in the military
The Need for a Broader Perspective
• Vulnerabilities– Cyber– Terrorism– Piracy– Natural Disasters
• “Economization of Security” (M. Klare)– Quest for resources risks trumping other
security considerations
Implications of Energy Developments
• Implications of US “energy independence” for
transatlantic relations
• Implications of Asia’s growing energy needs
• Implications of low gas prices for Russia’s economy
The Resource/Conflict Nexus
• South China Sea disputes
• North-South Sudan
• Israel-Egypt
Energy and environmental change
• High North energy exploitation
• New shipping routes (incl. risk of accidents)
• Water management/Desertification
Training & Education
• Energy security awareness courses
• Scenario-building workshops
• Integrate energy into staff-level exercises
Improving the energy efficiency of military forces
• Exchange national best practices on military energy efficiency
• Set energy efficiency standards of equipment and procedures
• Train military on saving energy and protecting the environment
Forward-looking discussions
• Look at broader trends, not just at emerging crises
• Bring other stakeholders (e.g. private sector) into the dialogue
• Enhance in-house analytical toolbox
Conclusion: Applying Noah’s Rule
Predicting Rain doesn’t count. Building Arks does.