partnerships in Eastern Europe and
the Commonwealth of Independent States
Contents
Preface 2
Executive summary 3
Infrascope background 10
Scoring criteria 13
Index results 14
Overall scores 14
Category scores 16
Country profiles 30
Appendix 1: Calculating the index 77
Appendix 2: Detailed indicator descriptions 78
Appendix 3: Methodology and sources 85
Rebels without a cause
What the upsurge in protest movements means
for global politics
Table of contents
Preface 2
A new age of protest 3
The drivers of unrest 4
The trust deficit 4
A modern malady 6
“All gods dead” 6
Or does it explode? 7
Map: the world in protests 8
Appendix 9
The Great Game for
gas in the Caspian
2 The Great Game: Introduction
4 The scramble for oil
11 The scramble for gas
14 Shah Deniz: Opening the southern corridor
26 The implications for European gas markets
33 The implications for Russia, China and the US
39 The Great Game: Conclusion