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Alan Riley

Alan Riley

Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council

Dr Alan Riley is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is a Member of the Advisory Committee (its judicial panel) of the Energy Community and teaches at the College of Europe (Natolin). Dr Riley specialises in EU, international, energy, and arbitration law in a strategic context. He has assisted governments and enterprises in dealing with Russian energy dominance across Europe, in particular in respect of Nord Stream 1 and 2. He holds a PhD from the Europa Institute at Edinburgh University and qualified as an English Solicitor. Dr Riley was previously Professor of Law at City, University of London.
Subjects:
Authoritarianism, Baltic states, China, Climate, Economy, Energy, Estonia, Europe, European Union, Nordic-Baltic region, Russia, Security, United Kingdom
Updated: August 31, 2021

Agenda

Clean Up the Mess: Energy Security in a Competitive World
LMC 2023
Energy, Security
Mutatis Mutandis: Changing What Needed to Be Changed – Weighing Hydrogen Strategy
LMC 2021
Energy, Nordic-Baltic region
Afterwards, It Will be Too Late to Complain: Energy Choices Facing Our Region
LMC 2019
China
China’s Game in Europe: What Rules, What Stakes?
LMC 2018
Energy, European Union
Grids, Pipes and Plants: EU Energy Policy in Limbo
LMC 2017
China, Economy
Rising China, Falling Oil and Costly Wars: Trends in Global Economy
LMC 2016
8 more

Side events

Baltic states, Energy
Stepping on the Gas: Future of the Blue Fuel Market and Energy Security in Estonia

The report considers the trends in natural gas sector and their implications to Estonia. It puts forward a number of recommendations on how to create and sustain the conditions necessary for efficient gas market and for improved energy security in Estonia.

LMC 2019

Articles

A drawing of the Helsinki–Tallinn tunnel, which may be built with Chinese investment.
Authoritarianism, China, Economy, Estonia, European Union
Chinese Investment and the Security of EU Member States

EU governments need to be aware of the potential downsides of Chinese funding.

Alan Riley
LMC 2019

Quotes