Many European states rely heavily on Russia for energy, especially natural gas. How has Russia used gas supplies as a tool of foreign policy in the past? What can Europe do today to limit Russia’s ability to deploy its “energy weapon?” What role should the United States play?   

In this episode, Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs, discusses these and other issues related to Russia’s use of energy to influence — and even coerce — European countries.