Influence of the United States of America on the Energy Security Policy of the European Union during the Second Presidential term of Barack Obama (2013-2016): Evidence from Discourse Analysis

Student: Povyshev Vladislav

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: International Relations: European and Asian Studies (Master)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2016

This paper uses main principles of critical discourse analysis to study influence exerted by the US on the energy security policy of the European Union in the period of the second presidential term of Barak Obama (2013-2016). The author comes to a conclusion that despite common perception the American influence on the European energy policy is limited and can be registered only at times when energy issues are seciritizied. Keywords: European Union, United States, critical discourse analysis, common energy policy, energy security, securitization, discourse theory.

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