{"id":3286,"date":"2026-02-09T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/dri-skills-lab\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:32:47","slug":"nord-stream-a-commercial-project-with-geopolitical-environmental-and-energy-security-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/dri-skills-lab\/nord-stream-a-commercial-project-with-geopolitical-environmental-and-energy-security-implications\/","title":{"rendered":"Nord Stream \u2013 A Commercial Project With Geopolitical, Environmental and Energy Security Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This case sketches the background to the development of the Nord Stream pipelines. This is a controversial project: the construction of one (then a second) pipeline connecting Russia and Germany via an underwater route beneath the Baltic Sea. The project was nearly completed prior to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022. Despite subsequent events \u2013 including the bombing of the pipeline in September 2022 \u2013 dramatically changing the scenario, it nevertheless serves as confirmation of the potential implications of situations where private commercial actors negotiate with State-owned or State-controlled counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post_first\">Nord Stream (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post_first\">Additional teaching notes and materials available on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.mitchellhamline.edu\/dri_press\/15\/\">Mitchell Hamline Open Access<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This case sketches the background to the development of the Nord Stream pipelines. This is a controversial project: the construction of one (then a second) pipeline connecting Russia and Germany via an underwater route beneath the Baltic Sea. The project was nearly completed prior to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022. 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